Huangmei Opera, formerly known as Huangmeidiao and tea-picking opera, originated in Huangmei, Hubei Province and developed in Anqing, Anhui Province.

Huangmei Opera and Peking Opera, Yue Opera and Pingju Opera? Henan Opera, also known as "the five major operas in China", is also the main local opera in Anhui Province. Hubei, Jiangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Hongkong and Taiwan Province provinces also have professional or amateur Huangmei Opera performance groups, which are widely welcomed.

Introduction to drama:

Huangmei Opera originated in Huangmei, Hubei Province, formerly known as Huangmeidiao and tea-picking opera, and is now distributed in Anqing City, Anhui Province and Huangmei County, Hubei Province.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the tea-picking tune in Huangmei County, Hubei Province was introduced to Huaining County, Anhui Province and other surrounding areas, and it was combined with local folk art, sung and chanted in Anqing dialect, and gradually developed into a new kind of drama, which was called Huaiqiang or Huaidiao at that time. This was the early Huangmei Opera.

Later, Huangmei Opera borrowed and absorbed the music, performances and repertoires of Qingyang and Huizhou tunes, and began to perform "this drama". After 100 years of development, Huangmei Opera has become a major local opera and a famous national opera in Anhui Province.