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What are China's five unique skills?

Beijing Opera, Henan Opera, Yue Opera, Huangmei Opera and Pingju Opera are called the five famous operas in China in turn.

Peking Opera: From the 20th year of Daoguang to the 10th year of Xianfeng (1840- 1860), Peking Opera was formed by the confluence of Anhui Opera, Shaanxi Opera and Han Opera, absorbing the strengths of Kunqu Opera and Peking Opera. One of its signs: the tune is complete and rich, surpassing any of the three major operas of Hui, Qin and Han. Singing is a mixture of banqiang and Qupai styles. The vocal cavity is mainly Huang Er and Xipi; Second, the business is generally complete; Third, a number of Peking Opera plays have been formed. Fourthly, Cheng Changgeng, Yu Sansheng and Zhang Erkui are the representative figures in the early stage of Peking Opera, and they are called "old pedant, three outstanding figures" and "three Ding Jia", namely Zhang Erkui, Cheng Changgeng and Yu Sansheng.

Second, Henan Opera continues to inherit, reform and innovate on the basis of Henan Bangzi. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Henan was called Henan Opera for short. Since the late Qing Dynasty, Henan Opera has formed five major tunes, namely, Xiangfu tune (centered on Kaifeng), Eastern Henan tune (centered on Shangqiu), Western Henan tune (centered on Luoyang), Shahe tune (centered on Shahe Valley, namely, southeast Henan and northern Anhui) and high-key tune (centered on Heze).

March Opera originated in Shengzhou, Zhejiang Province, originated in Shanghai, flourished all over the country and spread all over the world. In the process of development, it absorbed the achievements of Kunqu opera, traditional opera and Shao opera, and experienced the historical evolution from men's Shaoxing opera to women's Shaoxing opera. Yue Opera is good at expressing emotion, focusing on singing, with beautiful voice, real and moving performance, beautiful and elegant, and full of Jiangnan spirit; Most of them are dramas with the theme of "gifted scholars and beautiful women", and there are many artistic schools, among which 13 are recognized.

The four Huangmei operas originated from the tea-picking tune in Huangmei area at the junction of Hubei, Anhui and Jiangxi provinces. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, it was introduced to Huaining County, Anhui Province and other surrounding areas, and combined with local folk arts, it was sung and sung in Anqing dialect, which gradually developed into a new kind of drama. It was once called "Huai Opera" and "Hui Opera". 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.

? Wupingju is a traditional opera that spreads in northern China. It was formed on the basis of the ditty Duiluo in Luanxian County, Hebei Province in the late Qing Dynasty. It was first popular in rural areas of Hebei province, and then entered Tangshan, and was called "Tangshan Xiazi". It was popular in Northeast China around the 1920s, and a number of actresses appeared. After 1930s, under the influence of Peking Opera and Hebei Bangzi, the performance of Pingju became more and more mature, and schools such as "Bai", "Bai", "Picking Lotus" and "Ai Lianjun" appeared.