The birthplace of Wu Opera and its main characteristics

Originated in Jinhua area, it is characterized by singing, business, makeup, facial makeup and music.

1, aria: There are two main types of aria in Wu Opera: Fan Er and 357.

2. Quotient: The role quotient is divided into fifteen lines, such as the old man, the foreigner, the vice-president and the niche.

3. Makeup: Because the background color of Wu Opera is more yellow than that of Beijing Opera, white and flesh-colored powder are usually mixed to match the background color.

4. Facial makeup: It was formed and developed on the basis of "ancient painting totem". The facial makeup of Wu Opera is ancient and rich.

5. Music: Five innings of random play, Hui opera, beach spring and popular tune, developed from a band of five people to fourteen or fifteen people.

Wu Opera, commonly known as Jinhua Opera, is one of the local operas in Zhejiang Province. It is composed of six tunes: Gaoqiang, Kunqiang, Luantan, Huizhou Opera, Tan Chun and Shidiao. Because Jinhua was called Wuzhou in ancient times, it was renamed as Wu Opera on 1950. On June 7th, 2008, Wu Opera was approved by the State Council to be included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.