The Liyuan or Pear Garden was the first known royal performing arts and musical academy in China.
Founded during the Tang dynasty by Emperor Xuanzong (712–755),[1] it is an example of an early institutional academy of performing arts and music.
[citation needed] Emperor Xuanzong established a school in the palace city Chang'an (now Xi'an) for performances in music, dancing, and acting.
[1] The Pear Garden, so named after the pear trees planted inside, was an acting school established to produce a form of drama that was primarily musical, although this suffered from the vicissitudes of the An Lushan Rebellion.
[citation needed] In Japan, the Rien refers to the Kabuki society.