请将下面这段话翻译成英文：
1.京剧本来是一种地方性的戏剧表演形式，由于它传遍中国大江南北，深受群众欢迎与喜爱，所以就慢慢演变成了逮捕中国艺术特色的全国性戏剧。
2.欢迎各位参加汉语及其汉字体系国际研讨班。能邀请这么多来自五湖四海的汉学家我深感荣幸与愉快。我们将在今后的三周里进行紧张而有意义的学习和交流。
参考答案:
1.Originally a form of local theatre,Peking Opera all over the country and then became the national opera of China.
2.Welcome to the international seminar of chinese and its character system.It's my great pleasure and privilege to have invited so many Sinologists and chinese enthusiasts from all over the world.The next three weeks will see us engaged in intensive and constructive studies and exchanges of opinions.
