What kinds of plays are there in China?

Guangxi Opera is one of the main operas in Guangxi and one of the local operas in Guangxi. Commonly known as Guiju Opera or Guiban Opera, it is a kind of opera sung in Guilin dialect. It's exquisite, appropriate and lively. It conveys feelings by means of facial expressions and postures, and pays attention to shaping characters with delicate and realistic performance techniques. Even martial arts dramas are mostly literary.

Popular in places where northern dialects (Mandarin) are spoken in Guangxi, such as Guilin, Liuzhou, Hechi and Nanning, where Mandarin is spoken, it is deeply loved by Guilin people. Guangxi Opera was introduced into Guilin in Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty, and after a period of language changes, it gradually evolved into Guangxi Opera.

Its history is about 200 years. In 1930s and 1940s, Ou Yangyuqian, a famous dramatist, wrote, adapted and newly edited Liang Hongyu and Broken Bridge with Golden Branches, which became one of the top ten plays in China.

2. Henan Opera

Henan Opera (English: Henan Opera) originated in the Central Plains (Henan). It is one of the five major operas in China and the largest local opera in China, and it is also widely spread all over Zhejiang. Contemporary Henan Opera, following Henan Satellite TV, Henan Opera Academy, Taiwan Province Henan Opera Troupe and other performing groups, has traveled all over Australia, Italy, France, Canada, Venezuela, New Zealand, Germany, Britain, the United States and other countries in the world, and has been praised by westerners as "Oriental Aria".

3. Kunqu opera

Kunqu opera is a kind of drama that only uses Kunqu opera as a single cavity to perform stories. Generally speaking, Kunshan dialect is used to express the sound of traditional Chinese opera, and Kunqu opera is used to express music, especially under the stage, and the opera referring to the performing arts is called Kunqu opera.

In the course of historical evolution, Kunqu Opera has had different names such as Kunqu Opera, Kundiao Opera, Kunqu Opera, Nanqu Opera, Nanyin Opera and Ya Bu Opera. The appearance of Kunqu Opera is not only a sign of the maturity of Kunqu Opera itself, but also a sign of the maturity of China Opera.

4. Chaozhou opera

Chaozhou Opera, named after its formation in Chaoshan area of Guangdong Province, is commonly known as "Chaodiao", "Yin Chao Opera" and "White Snake Opera". In the late Ming Dynasty, it was widely circulated in Zhao 'an, Xiao Yun, Pinghe, Dongshan, Zhangpu and Nanjing in southern Fujian, and was closely related to Liyuan Opera.

Chaozhou Opera, one of the top ten operas in China and one of the top three operas in Guangdong, is a national intangible cultural heritage and has the reputation of "southern exotic flowers". With its beautiful vocal music and unique performance form, it is well-known at home and abroad, integrating with local operas. Chaozhou Opera is an important carrier of Chaozhou culture for thousands of years, and it is also an important link linking chaozhou people's friendship all over the world.

5. Peking Opera

Peking Opera is one of the operas formed in Beijing, which stands out from more than 300 operas in China and is called the national opera. It has a history of nearly 200 years. On the basis of Anhui Opera and Han Opera, it gradually evolved by absorbing the advantages and specialties of some operas such as Kunqu Opera and Shaanxi Opera.

The formal formation of Peking Opera was about twenty years in Daoguang (1840). At this time, all kinds of turntables of Peking Opera have been initially possessed, the language characteristics of Peking Opera have basically taken shape, and new changes have taken place in roles and occupations.

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Drama is the type of drama. China's national operas have a long history and a wide variety of operas. There are 275 kinds of operas that can be tested, such as Kunqu Opera, Beijing Opera, Henan Opera, Pingju Opera, Yue Opera, Huangmei Opera and Cantonese Opera. Among them, "Beijing Opera, Yue Opera, Huangmei Opera, Pingju Opera and Henan Opera" are five major operas in turn.

Yue Opera is one of the five major operas in China and the second largest opera in China, which is called the second national opera. Yue Opera is good at lyric, mainly singing, with beautiful voice, real and moving performance and full of Jiangnan spirit. Most of them are dramas with the theme of "gifted scholars and beautiful women", and there are many artistic schools.

Mainly popular in the south of the Yangtze River, such as Zhejiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Fujian and so on. In its heyday, except for Tibet, Guangdong, Guangxi and a few other provinces and regions, there were professional theatrical troupes all over the country. According to preliminary statistics, there are more than 280, and there are thousands of amateur troupes, too many to count. It also has a high popularity and a broad mass base overseas, and should be the most widely circulated local drama. Approved by the State Council on May 20, 2006, it was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

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