User:Skylercafferata/Chinese opera/RobieHillier Peer Review

General info

 * Whose work are you reviewing?

Skylercafferata


 * Link to draft you're reviewing
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Skylercafferata/Chinese_opera?veaction=edit&preload=Template%3ADashboard.wikiedu.org_draft_template
 * Link to the current version of the article (if it exists)
 * Chinese opera

Evaluate the drafted changes
(Compose a detailed peer review here, considering each of the key aspects listed above if it is relevant. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what feedback looks like.)

Lead
I think the lead does a very good job of introducing you to the topic. It doesn't contain information that you would need more context to understand as an introduction, and it doesn't assume you know information about the topic which can be easy to do when taking accredited sources drafted by academics for academics. I do find that the ratio of Lead to Content ratio is a little high, I would recommend perhaps seeing where topics within the content can be expanded on or where the lead section could be summarized.

Content
I find it interesting that this article tends to have more information about older history as opposed to the modern. I see that the opera isn't as prominent as it once was but I think the present day section could be expanded on to give a picture of perhaps the class struggles that modern opera entails or how it impacts the culture of modern society, if at all. It would also be interesting to understand where the history of different colour face paint conveying different character traits came from.

Tone and Balance + Sources and Refrences
I don't believe that there are any biases within the article, though if possible it would be a good idea to find a second source that confirms what you cited within this article about the colours in costumes and makeup.

Organization
I think its organized really well and I have no suggestions that would effect how information is transferred any better.

Images and media
Adding some maps next to the regions might give people a better way to visualize how the culture changes through the country. Also some photos of the instruments could give people an idea of the craftsmanship and cultural design choices used in their instruments.

Overall impressions
This is an article that has been worked on for over a decade so I imagine most of the more common sources on the topic are already used in this article. There are a few places where information can be expanded. I remember hearing about the government suppressing information about older Chinese traditions so I hope this didn't get in the way of researching this topic.

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