Chen completely retains the national and regional characteristics and has a broad mass base. The interaction between the audience and the actors was realized as early as in the drama performance. Known as the "world-class art of consciousness." On May 20th, 2006, Chen and Gao Qiang were approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. 1998 10, Luxi high-pitched opera troupe went to Paris and Barcelona, France to perform the concentrated edition of "Mei Lian saves the mother", which was a great success and impacted the famous historical and cultural cities in the west. Known as "the treasure of oriental opera art".
Due to the development of the times, modern social culture and entertainment are rich and colorful, the pace of life is getting faster and faster, young people are far away from traditional operas, local troupes are short of funds, talents are scarce, audiences are localized and aging. Nowadays, traditional Chinese opera has almost lost its direction, and only a few troupes insist on performing under difficult conditions.
In Pushi and Baisha areas of Luxi County, the county Michael Chen Troupe is often invited to perform on stage during festivals, weddings and birthday banquets. 48 classic dramas, Mulan Saving Mother, will last for 7 days and 7 nights. But now there are fewer people, and there is not as much time and content as before. In order to strengthen the collection and collation of Gao Qianghe's materials, Luxi River County Society where Chen Gaoqiang works organized on-the-job cadres and workers, retired workers and people who had worked in a county theater to establish a "digital file" of Gao Qianghe's opera facial makeup, focusing on two aspects: first, the steps of making up Gao Qianghe's opera characters; The second is the representative of life, Dan, scenery, ending and ugly industry in the drama. Such as Zhang Fei, Zhao Zilong and Wang Zhaojun. In 2006, Chen and Gao Qiang were included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage protection lists. However, as national intangible cultural heritage, Chen and Gao Qiang still show the phenomenon of "shrinking audience", and their inheritance and development are at the crossroads of the times. What is its future? Nobody's sure.