Huangmei Opera

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1.History

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The origin of Huangmei Opera has two legends, one is from Huangmei County in Hubei Province, and the other is from Huaining County, Anqing City, Anhui Province.


1.Hubei province


Hubei Huangmei County is located in the eastern part of Hubei Province, close to the Dabie Mountains. It is located at the junction of the three provinces of Jiangxi Province, Hubei Province and Anhui Province. It is now in Huanggang City, Hubei Province. The earliest origin is that there is a “Huangmei Mountain” in Huangmei County. The name of Huangmei Opera is because of the name of Huangmei County, and the name of Huangmei County comes from Huangmei Mountain. In the folks of Huangmei County, before and after the Qingming Valley rain, during the tea-picking season, rural young men and women gathered in tea mountain to pick tea. They were singing songs in the tea mountain. Those songs are called “tea picking” and “tea songs”, the content is just a fragment of rural life. Later, connected it, therefore called "tea picking drama" or "collective drama". In the past, Huangmei opera was called tea picking[1].


2.Anhui province


Another legend, Huangmei Opera located in Huaining County, Anqing City, Anhui Province. Huaining County is located in the southwestern part of Anhui Province and on the north bank of the lower reaches of the Yangzi River. The singing of Huangmei Opera is based on the local dialects of Anqing City, and is very similar to the Huaining minor, and there is also a “Huangmei Mountain” in Huaining County. The famous writer Lu Hongfei mentioned in his book "The Source of Huangmei Opera" that during the autumn harvest season, the peasants prayed for a good harvest by singing "the Huaining song of the mountain". This folk song is in "Huaining tune". On the basis of the development of the tune, the literati and scholars in Huaining County renamed the songs that were sung to each other as “Huangmei Tune”[2]


2.Famous Person

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1.Yan fengying

 
Yan fengying

Fengying Yan was born on April 13, 1930. She was born in Tongcheng City, Anhui Province. When she was 4 years old, she could imitate the performances in Huangmei Opera. At the age of 10, she began to follow her master Yan Yungao to study Huangmei Opera. In 1954, he was famous throughout the country for playing the Seven Fairies in Huangmei Opera. Her body was buried in Huangmei Pavilion in Linghu Park, Anqing City. Although Yan Fengying's life only lived for 38 years old, she made outstanding contributions to Huangmei Opera. Her performance was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and played a great role in the development of Huangmei Opera [3].


2.Han zaifen

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Han zaifen

Zaifen Han was born in Qianshan County, Anqing City, Anhui Province on March 20, 1968. She showed her talent in drama from her childhood. Her hometown Qianshan County was the birthplace of Changgeng Cheng, the originator of Beijing opera. At the age of 12, she starred in "Dou E Yuan". At the age of 14, she starred in "Mo Chou Nv" and starred in "Tian Xian Pei" at the age of 16. The most famous is her "Huizhou Woman" starring her. She provoked the whole game and played a role, a woman who never met her husband but waited for his life [4]. Up to now, she is still contributing to the development of Huangmei Opera.

   

3.Events

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Huangmei Opera Art Festival

10.6.1992. The first Huangmei Opera Art Festival was held in Anqing City.

10.8.1995. The Second Huangmei Opera Art Festival was held in Anqing City.

11.1.2003. The Third Huangmei Opera Art Festival was held in Anqing City

11.8.2006. The Fourth Huangmei Opera Art Festival was held in Anqing City

10.30.2009. The Fifth Huangmei Opera Art Festival was held in Anqing City

11.5.2012. The Sixth Huangmei Opera Art Festival was held in Anqing City

9.28.2015. The Seventh Huangmei Opera Art Festival was held in Anqing City

10.2.2018. The Eighth Huangmei Opera Art Festival was held in Anqing City[5]

4.Famous works

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《Jiangshan Beauty》, 《Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai》, 《Tian Xian Pei》, 《The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl》, 《The Shadow of the Cow》, 《The Female Horse》, 《The Couple Watching the Light》, 《Playing the Pig Grass》, 《Liu Shujing》 , 《Blue Bridge》, 《Lu Yu》, 《Dragon Girl》, 《Peach Blossom Fan》, 《Meng Lijun》, 《Day Girl Scattered Flowers》, 《Little Call》, etc[1].

  1. ^ a b Baike, Baidu. "Huangmei Opera".
  2. ^ Lu, Hongfei (1985). Huang Mei Xi Yuan Liu. Anhui Literature and Art Publishing House.
  3. ^ "Xinterra Opera - Huangmei Opera". www.xinterra.com. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  4. ^ [Interview with Huang Mei Opera Performing Artist Han Zaifen, ah.ifeng.com/special/hcwhqhzf/. "The Ultimate Aesthetic of a Woman"]. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  5. ^ "第八届中国(安庆)黄梅戏艺术节官方网站". www.huangmei.gov.cn. Retrieved 2019-07-16.