Where did the Gannan Tea Picking Opera first appear in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province?

Overview: Gannan Tea Casting Opera originated in the area of Jiulong Mountain, Anyuan County, Jiangxi Province.

There has been a history of more than three hundred years so far. It is based on the Jiulong Tea Lantern, absorbing the Gannan folk art gradually formed, mainly popular in Gannan, northern Guangdong and western Fujian, once also spread to Guangxi Guinan area. Gannan tea-picking opera was developed from folk songs and dances, with contents close to life and witty and humorous language.

Categorization:

Lantern cavity. This type of cantata includes all the cantata in folk lanterns, tea lanterns (tea basket lanterns), horse lanterns and flower drums. These songs have a long history, unique style, distinctive images, cheerful and warm atmosphere, dynamic, compact structure, accompanied by a hook or suona and gongs and drums.

The Tea Cavity. Tea cavity is the singing voice used in the tea picking opera after the formation of the triangular class, the tune or lingering gentle, friendly and beautiful, or rough and high-spirited, passionate and unrestrained, are rich in rich field flavor, suitable for the expression of a variety of different emotions. The tone of the melody matches the tone of the Hakka dialect, and with a large number of liner notes, it shows its Hakka characteristics.

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