Unique folk customs in Zhangzhou, Fujian

The unique folk customs in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province include puppet show, xiang opera, Chaozhou opera, Jin Song, bamboo horse play, car encouragement and exquisite paper-cutting art.

I. Bag puppet show

Boo dei hi (Minnan dialect), also known as puppet show with bags, hand puppet show, handbag puppet show, palm puppet show, small cage and finger floral art, originated in Quanzhou or Zhangzhou, Fujian, China in the17th century. A traditional local opera mainly spread in Quanzhou, Zhangzhou (southern Fujian), Chaoshan, Guangdong and Taiwan Province provinces.

Second, xiang opera

Xiang opera, formerly known as Gezai Opera, is a Han opera popular in Xiangjiang River area in Zhangzhou, Fujian. Xiangjiang River is the abbreviation of Fujian Jiulong River when it flows through Zhangzhou. Its footprints are all over Longxi, Jinjiang, Xiamen, Taiwan Province Province and Southeast Asian overseas Chinese communities.

Third, Chaozhou opera.

Chaozhou Opera, also known as Chaozhou Opera, Chaozhou Opera and Bai Zixi, is a local traditional opera in Chaoshan area of Guangdong Province and one of the national intangible cultural heritages. Popular in Chaoshan, Guangdong, Zhangzhou, Fujian, Hongkong, Taiwan Province and Southeast Asian Chinese communities.

Fourth, Jin Ge.

Jin songs, formerly known as songs or assorted songs, are also called begging songs. 1953 was named Jinge. This is a form of singing accompanied by instrumental music, which is one of the traditional folk songs in southern Fujian. It is popular in the southern plain of Fujian, including Xiamen, Jinjiang and Longxi, with Zhangzhou as the center, and the Chinese communities in Taiwan Province Province and Nanyang Islands.

Five, bamboo horse play

Bamboo Horse Opera is a local opera developed from the folk song and dance Running Bamboo Horse. Originated in Zhangpu, Hua 'an and other counties in southern Fujian, it is popular in Changtai, Nanjing, Longhai, Zhangzhou, Xiamen, Tongan, Jinmen and other counties (cities) and Taiwan Province Province.