The Classic of Henan Opera "Fairy Couple"

The classic repertoire of Henan Opera, Fairy Descending from the Earth, also known as Seven Fairys Descending from the Earth and Yong Dong's Story of Prostitution, is one of the "thirty-six books" accumulated in the early stage of Huangmei Opera, and one of the reserved repertoires of Huangmei Opera is the first Huangmei Opera to appear in the form of a movie.

The work tells the love story of seven fairies who, regardless of justice, went down to earth to marry Yong Dong privately, looking forward to a better life, and were finally separated by the Jade Emperor.

Introduction of Huangmei Opera

Huangmei Opera, formerly known as Huangmeidiao and tea-picking opera, originated in Huangmei County, Hubei Province and developed in Anqing, Anhui Province. Huangmei opera is simple and fluent in singing, good at lively lyricism and rich in expressive force; The performance is simple and meticulous, and it is famous for its truthfulness and vividness. A song "The Match of Heaven and Fairy" has made Huangmei Opera popular all over the country and has a high reputation overseas.

A number of traditional plays, such as Fairy Descent, Female, Luo Pa Ji, Zhao, Mother's Tears, Three Searches for the State House, etc., have created fairy dramas such as Cowherd and Weaver Girl, Historical Drama, Modern Drama, Spring Blossoms and Morning in a Small Shop.

Among them, Fairy Descent, Female Xu and Cowherd and Weaver Girl have been put on the screen one after another, which has had a great influence at home and abroad. On May 20th, 2006, Huangmei Opera was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.