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What are China's five major plays?

1. The five major schools of China drama are Beijing Opera, Yue Opera, Huangmei Opera, Pingju Opera and Henan Opera. China's drama, Greek tragedy and comedy, and Indian Sanskrit drama are called the three ancient drama cultures in the world. After a long period of development and evolution, China Opera Hundred Flowers Garden with five major operas as the core has gradually formed.

2. Peking Opera

Peking Opera, once called Pingju, is also called Luantan Opera and National Opera. China, one of the five major operas in China, pays attention to freehand brushwork in the scene layout, with Xipi and Huang Er as the main melody, which is regarded as the quintessence of China and the "top spot" of China opera. The art of Peking Opera is profound and profound, and both literature and martial arts are beautiful.

3. Yue Opera

Yue Opera is the second largest opera in China, which is known as the second national opera, the most popular local opera and China opera overseas. One of the five major operas in China. Originated in Shengzhou, Zhejiang, originated in Shanghai, flourished in the whole country and spread to the world. During its development, it absorbed the achievements of Kunqu opera, traditional Chinese opera and Shao opera, and experienced the historical evolution from men's Yue opera to women's Yue opera.

4. Huangmei Opera

Huangmei Opera, formerly known as Huangmeidiao and tea-picking opera, is one of the traditional operas of the Han nationality. It originated in Huangmei, Hubei Province and developed in Anqing, Anhui Province. From folk songs, yangko, tea songs, tea-picking lanterns and Hua Gutiao, it entered the city before the countryside and gradually formed and developed into a drama. It has absorbed the factors of Han Opera, Chu Opera, Gao Qiang, tea-picking opera, Beijing Opera and many other operas, and gradually formed its own artistic characteristics.

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Pingju is one of the traditional operas of Han nationality, which is popular in northern China and one of the five major operas in China. In the late Qing Dynasty, it was formed on the basis of the ditty "Lotus Falls Opposite" in Luanxian County, Hebei Province. It was first popular in rural areas of Hebei province, and then entered Tangshan, and was called "Tangshan Xiazi".

6. Henan Opera

YuOpera (English: Yu Opera) originated in Kaifeng, Henan Province, and is one of the five major operas in China. Henan Opera has been continuously inherited, reformed and innovated on the basis of Henan Bangzi. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), it was called Henan Opera for short.