追述了宋元时代戏曲产生的历史背景和对当时社会生活的影响。以山西南部出土的各种戏曲和舞蹈砖雕为主要内容，展现当时社会的思想意识、审美情趣和世俗生活的诸多方面，凸现山西在中国戏曲史上的重要贡献和地位。

　　The Hometown of Operas tells about the historical backgrounds in which operas came into being in the Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1271-1368) Dynasties, and the effect of operas upon the then social life. Focused upon brick sculptures about operas and dances unearthed from southern Shanxi, this section displays many aspects of social life at that time, like social ideology, aesthetic consciousness, etc. and highlights the important contributions Shanxi has made to Chinese operas and its leading place.