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What are the types of Henan opera

The types of Henan opera are Yuexiao, Liuqin Opera, Lianju Opera, Erjiaoqin, Huaidong, Lokyong, Yu Opera, Qu Opera, Yu'nan Flower Drum Opera, Pu Opera, Daxin Opera, Peking Opera, Dapin Tunes, Wanbang, Huaidang, Daoxiang Opera, Siping Tunes, etc. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there have been 45 types of opera in Henan, which are well documented. Since the Ming and Qing dynasties, there are as many as 45 kinds of dramas in Henan. By the 1980s, there were still 31 kinds of opera plays performed by professional or amateur troupes.

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Henan Qu Opera is a local opera genre, also known as Henan Quzi Opera and Gaotai Qu. It originated in Nanyang, Henan Province. It originated in Nanyang, Henan Province, and is divided into major and minor tunes, with the minor tunes being elegant and light. The Henan Quzi Opera, which combines the miscellaneous minor tunes of the Henan drums and folk songs and dances on stilts sung by the sitting class, has developed into an opera genre. Because the tunes are easy to learn, sung with the voice, and performed close to life, it spreads very fast.

Henan opera history of a local opera. Popular in Henan and northwestern Hubei. Formerly known as "Henan Quzi", it entered the opera stage in 1926 through the stage of stalls and stilts. There is a difference between Nanyang Quzi (a major tune) and Luoyang Quzi (a minor tune). The former is more sedate and the latter is more lively.

Singing tunes, commonly used are [Hanjiang], [Yangtong], [Manzhou], [drum head], [playing jujube pole], [cut flowers], [Silver Nuance] and so on more than 40 kinds. The tune is soft, twanging and light, with obvious characteristics of folk songs. The main accompanying instruments are the quzi string, three strings, four strings, banhu, erhu, pipa, zheng and so on.