Is Huangmei Opera from Anqing?

Anqing is the place where Huangmei Opera develops, and the early birthplace of Huangmei Opera is Huangmei County, Hubei Province. So people call this play Huangmei Opera. But everyone who has lived here knows that Huangmei in Hubei and Anqing are adjacent, and Anqing and pengze county in Jiangxi are across the river. Huangmei Opera is popular in this area, because the singing is close to the vernacular and beginners are very catchy, so people in this area hum a few Huangmei operas while picking tea. Huangmei opera is also called tea-picking song.

Huangmei Opera can become a local opera in Anqing and even a classic play in Anhui Province. The most important thing is to thank Master Yan Fengying. When she was a child, she studied Huangmei Opera with her predecessors. Although she has experienced ups and downs, she has been persistent. Later, her singing became better and better, from the small mountain village in her hometown to the county seat, to the provincial capital and then to the surrounding provinces.

At that time, the capital of Anhui was not Hefei now, but Anqing. Her performance "The Fairy Couple" was widely known and became a classic opera that everyone could sing at that time. When the Anhui provincial government saw that Huangmei Opera was loved by more and more people, it set up Anqing Huangmei Opera Troupe in Anqing, and a large number of outstanding actors poured out. They read and sing in Anqing dialect, which is very popular all over the country.

Huangmei Opera is popular in Anqing, with a mass base and more and more excellent actors. Huangmei Opera Troupe has also developed from one in the early days to many now. Later, after the provincial capital moved to Hefei, the actors headed by Ma Lan also moved to Hefei, but the actors headed by Han Zaifen remained in Anqing. Although Malan's early fame was slightly higher than that of Han, Han's contribution to Huangmei Opera was obviously much higher than Malan's.

Anqing government also gave strong support to Huangmei Opera. Although Huangmei Opera has declined, there are still more than half of Huangmei Opera advertisements on the streets of Anqing. Anqing people have a special liking for Huangmei Opera, and Anqing has become the hometown of Huangmei.