China has a long history and profound culture. Traditional Chinese opera culture is one of many cultures, which can express people's joys and sorrows and show local customs. China's traditional opera, Greek tragedy and comedy, and Indian Sanskrit drama are called the three ancient drama cultures in the world. After continuous development, China Traditional Opera Hundred Flowers Garden has formed five traditional operas, namely Beijing Opera, Yue Opera, Huangmei Opera, Pingju Opera and Henan Opera. Today, Bian Xiao, a Chinese public education student, will take you to talk about five major operas.

Beijing opera, also known as Pingju. This is the most influential opera in China. Since the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, four Huizhou classes, Sanqing, Sixi, Chuntai and Hechun, have successively entered Beijing, cooperated with Han Opera, accepted the tunes and performance methods of Kunqu Opera and Shaanxi Opera, and absorbed some local folk tunes. Through constant communication and integration, Peking Opera was finally formed. Outstanding masterpieces include Six Chapters in the Snow, Farewell My Concubine, Empty City Plan, Drunken Maid, etc. The famous representatives of Peking Opera are Mei Lanfang, Cheng, Shang Xiaoyun and Xun Huisheng. You can enjoy Mei Pai's Drunk Lady, which is a classic.

Henan Opera was named "Henan Bangzi" and "Henan Gaoqiang" because it was equipped with jujube bangzi in the early stage. Jujube bangzi was mainly popular in Henan, Suzhou and Huaibei in northern Anhui. Henan Henan Opera is also popular in Heze and other places in the southeast of the mountain. Outstanding representative plays include Mu, Chaoyanggou and Mulan. Performing artists include: Chang Xiangyu, Xiao Xiangyu, etc. On the whole, the singing of Henan Opera is vigorous and strong, which is in sharp contrast with the tenderness of Yue Opera.

Yue Opera originated in Shengzhou, Zhejiang, and flourished in the whole country. In the process of development, it absorbed the characteristics of Kunqu opera, Shao opera and other characteristic operas, and experienced the historical evolution from men's Yue opera to women's Yue opera. Therefore, Yue Opera is also called "Women's Play". Good at lyric, singing-oriented, beautiful and elegant, the beauty and gentleness of Jiangnan, and Yue Opera can be well interpreted. The theme of Yue Opera is "gifted scholars and beautiful women". Famous plays include Butterfly Lovers, A Dream of Red Mansions, A Story of the West Chamber, Five Women Offering Birthdays, and so on. The famous singer Bai Xue and the actor Cai Fei have a lot to do with Yue Opera.

Pingju, which spread in the north, was formed on the basis of the ditty "Opposite Lotus Falls" in Luanxian County, Hebei Province in the late Qing Dynasty, and was later introduced to Tangshan, which was called "Tangshan Luozi" in history. It is famous for its beautiful singing, clear articulation, popular opera, vivid performance and close to the lives of ordinary people, so it has a wide mass. Famous plays include: Yang Sanjie's Complaints, Flowers as Media, The Wedding of Little Erhei, etc. The famous representatives are: new, white,,, and so on.

Huangmei Opera, formerly known as Huangmei Tune and Tea-picking Opera, originated in Huangmei County, Hubei Province, developed in Anqing, Anhui Province, and is now mainly popular in southern Anhui and parts of Hubei Province. Huangmei opera is simple and fluent in singing, good at lively lyricism and rich in expressive force; The performance is simple and meticulous, and it is famous for its truthfulness and vividness. Huangmei Opera is mainly sung in Anqing dialect, which is catchy and easy to remember. This is the reason why many people in Anqing sing Huangmei Opera. The outstanding plays of Huangmei Opera include: The Fairy Couple, Ma Xu, Watching Lights by Couples, Beating Pig Grass, etc. Representative figures are: Yan Fengying, Wang Shaofang, Wu Qiong, Huang Xinde, etc.