Where is the birthplace of Lu Opera? Where are the local operas of Lu Opera?

There may still be many people who don't know much about Lu opera, and they may rarely hear about it. But it doesn't matter. If you want to know about drama, it's never too late. Lu Opera is one of the eight major operas in China, and it is also a national intangible cultural heritage. So where is its birthplace and where is its local opera? This issue of "Luxi Culture" will tell you.

Shandong Opera originated in Qin Shu, Shandong Province, and it is the most important musical form in Shandong Province, which can best represent the Shandong style, which has been widely recognized by the academic circles. However, as a form of drama, there are different views on where Lu Opera originated. The two widely circulated views are boxing and forgiveness.

Boxing theory

Around 1880 (the sixth year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty), Sun Zhongxin and Liu and other folk singers joined hands to compose different roles according to the characters in the story, and imitated the play for performance. At that time, the masses called this art form "singing a small play", and the main accompaniment instrument was four strings. Later, in the aspect of accompaniment, dulcimer and pendant were added, and the singing was changed from "Miao Deng Qiang" to "sitting and dulcimer", and soon it developed into "loading dulcimer". In 2007, Coco Town of Boxing County was awarded the honorary title of "China Lu Opera Art Town" by the Ministry of Culture.

Guangrao said

About 1900, Shi Dianyuan, Cui Xinyue, Tan Minglun and others in the northern part of Le 'an County (now under the Dongying District) were inspired by the performances of Peking Opera and Wuyin Opera, and changed the "Wang Xiaogan's Corner" in the piano book into a cosmetic performance for the first time. The locals called it "Donkey Play" and the actors called themselves "Makeup dulcimer".

At that time, the main accompaniment instruments were dulcimer and clavichord, and the main theme was Fengyang Song. Later, it developed into a "Siping" plate and added "Baner". In 2008, Niuzhuang Town of Dongying District was awarded the honorary title of "Hometown of China Folk Culture and Art (Lu Opera)" by the Ministry of Culture.

In fact, Coco Town and Niuzhuang Town are not far apart, while Boxing County and Guangrao County are adjacent, both of which once belonged to Huimin District. It is probably hard to say where the birthplace of Lu Opera can be, but what is certain is that Lu Opera has moved from the Yellow River Delta to the whole country.

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