Putian Opera originated in

Pu Xian Opera originated in Putian, Fujian.

Pu Xian Opera is a kind of Chinese intangible cultural heritage with a long history, which was born in the Putian area of Fujian Province, and is one of the traditional opera genres in Fujian. Using Putian dialect as its main language and folk songs and rituals as its main content, Putian Opera shows the life and beliefs of the Putian people.

PuXian Opera was developed on the basis of the ancient "Hundred Operas". Putian Opera originated in Tang Dynasty, became in Song Dynasty, flourished in Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty, and flashed in modern times. It is popular in Putian and Xiangyou counties, which were called Xinghua in ancient times, as well as in Xinghua dialect areas in central and southern Fujian, and still retains a lot of musical elements of Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty operas, which is regarded as "the living fossil of Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty operas".

Putian Opera is a simple and elegant performance, with many movements influenced by puppetry and a unique artistic style; its singing is rich, synthesizing the artistic characteristics of Putian's folk ballads and slang, the ten tones and eight music, the Buddhist songs, the Song and Yuan lyrics, and the songs and dances of the big songs, and is sung in the dialect, with a strong local color.

Traditional Acting Moves of Putu Xian Opera:

Putu Xian Opera's performance is simple and elegant, and there are still some puppet show moves left, such as the Dan actor appearing on the stage, walking in mincing steps, with his hand in front of his chest and his fingers outstretched, the steps of horseback riding, which is always a jump and a kick, and the martial arts field, which is often left with a punch and right with a swing, all similar to the puppet show. In addition, each line has a set of rigorous basic skills and proprietary program movements.

Like the three walking steps, four sending steps, holding the snake, bird jumping in the line of Sheng; the fine walking steps, coarse walking steps, thousand gold drop, sweeping skirt, carp swinging belly in the line of Dan; the three lifting steps, three jumping steps, touching snail, chicken and mother hatching in the line of pretty make-up (net); and the two-handed slipping, seven slipping steps, short steps, spider line in the line of Chou. These unique movements and programs constitute a performing style with distinctive local colors, such as the "Flower Fish Playing in the Water" of the Princess of Hundred Flowers in "Hundred Flowers Pavilion", "Swinging Chair and Remembering the Liang" of Zhu Yingtai in "Hanging Mourning", and "Walking in the Rain" in "Ruilan Walking in the Rain". The "Ruilan Walking in the Rain", and so on.