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What are the art forms of opera in Taiwan

According to Baidu Encyclopedia, there are the following four forms of artistic expression in Taiwan's opera:

1. Modern Drama: The 1980s was a breakthrough period for Taiwan's modern theater, but because of a variety of factors, Taiwan's modern theater, which became the mainstream of Taiwan's theater, still defies the norm and does not have the basis for popularity, and there is no general social phenomenon of "going to the theater to see a modern drama" in Taiwan. In Taiwan, there is still no general social phenomenon of "going to the theater to watch modern plays". If further subdivided, the roots of modern Taiwanese theater were developed in 1986-1996.

2. Puppetry: In the 1980s, Taiwan's modern theater broke through the bottleneck, but because of various factors, Taiwan's modern theater became the mainstream of Taiwan's theater is still contrary to the norm and does not have the basis of popularity in Taiwan, there is still no general social phenomenon of "going into the theater to see modern theater". If further subdivided, the roots of modern Taiwanese theater were developed in 1986-1996.

3. Gezai Opera: A traditional opera that originated in Taiwan at the beginning of the 20th century and is also known as Xiang Opera on the mainland. Gezai Opera is mainly performed in Southern Fujianese, which is mixed with literary language, so that the public can also have access to elegant vocabulary or stories of loyalty, filial piety and righteousness, and it has become one of the most important recreational activities in early Taiwanese society.

4. 2008 Taipei County Hakka Affairs Bureau pushed the traditional Hakka folklore festival arts and cultural activities, and on the 15th and Yonghe Public Office held a Hakka opera Tian Ding marriage press conference, invited Rongxing Hakka tea-picking troupe to appear on stage to create momentum.

Chinese opera is mainly a synthesis of three different art forms: folk song and dance, rap and burlesque. It originated from primitive song and dance and is a comprehensive stage art style with a long history.