Representative repertoire of Meilian Opera

I would like to introduce the Meilian Opera of Qimen County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province.? Ming Wanli years, Qimen Zheng Zhizhen to Qimen Huansha village as a prototype, in the past miscellaneous plays, changes in the text and legends, etc. based on the writing of Newly edited Meilian mother to save the good play text , very popular, the original Meilian opera voice of the drama is also more than the performance of the blueprint. Qimen currently has Lixi village theater class, Limu village theater class, Mashan village theater class. The performance text to the Ming Dynasty Zheng Zhizhen "new compilation of Mulian save mother persuade good play text" as the source, each troupe inheritance has its own performance text. The text of the play is not vulgar, and it is written in a simple manner, using a wide range of folk sayings and proverbs, reflecting the common people's understanding and interpretation of the moral and educational content of the Meilian Opera.

The repertoire includes: Running Wild, Liu's Drinking Banquet, Liu's Catch by the Lonely Ghost, Shou Shou, Fu Xiang's Relief of the Poor, The Troublesome Meeting, The Three Cao's Deliberation, The Picking of the Scriptures and the Picking of the Mother, Meilian Sitting on the Meditation, A Branch of Plums, and The Little Cowherd, etc.

Meilian Opera is a popular and popular theater in China.

The music is played on drums and accompanied by gongs and cymbals, with no strings and no pipes, while suona is used for the birthday ceremony, and the singing style is retained as a rolled, rolled and white one.

The Qimen Meilian Opera can be performed in the countryside from ancestral halls, fields, forest paths to nunneries and temples, and is usually performed in conjunction with temple fairs, god-welcoming ceremonies and rituals, and villagers also use it as a means of eliminating calamities and bringing good luck in the event of a leap year in the summer calendar, or in the event of a natural or man-made disaster.

The performances can be categorized into Beating Meilian and Performing Meilian, with the former being ceremonial in nature and serving the purpose of driving away ghosts and spirits and praying for blessings and wishes. The latter is more for entertainment.

Running the Rampant

The Rampant is one of the most important deities in the folk beliefs of the Jiangnan region, and it is often called the Rampant because it is composed of five deities. It is said that the Rampant of the Upper Hall is for the central government, the Rampant of the Middle Hall is for the people, and the Rampant of the Lower Hall is for the landlubbers and scoundrels. The upper five rampants are the king of the beasts in the mountains, and they can protect a party from the fierce beasts in the mountains. This is the opening scene of the Meilian Opera, which shows the five rampants moving out to drive away the beasts and pray for peace.

The Lone Specter Catching Liu's

The Lone Specter is the local ghost of the Lone Specter. When the King of Hell ordered to catch Liu Qingti, the Judge ordered the Big Lone Specter to gather all the small Lone Specters to catch Liu Qingti to the netherworld to be brought to justice.

The Meeting

The Great Fossil persuaded and pacified all the Fossils who were fighting on the Bridge of Meeting, came to Fu's house, applauded and praised Fu's family, sang a song called "Ten No Kindnesses", got the reward, and went back to the temple happily.

The Three Cao's Deliberation

The gods of Zao Si, Tu Di, and Men Shen learn of Liu's evil deeds, and they beat the dogs and monks, so they discuss the decision to report the case to Heaven and arrest Liu Qingti.

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