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What are the musical instruments of Hainan Qiong Opera?

There are more than 30 kinds of instruments accompanying Qiongju opera, such as bamboo Hu, erhu, violin, sanxian, suona, drum, drum, gong and cymbal.

Qiongju Opera has a long history, and it is also called the four major operas in Lingnan with Cantonese Opera, Chaozhou Opera and Han Opera, belonging to Southern Opera. Qiong Opera is a local drama of Yiyang Opera. Based on the zaju popular in Hainan in the Ming Dynasty (originated from Yiyang Opera), it absorbed Minnan Opera, Huizhou Opera, Kunqiang Opera, Chaozhou Andrew Opera, Bai Zixi (Chaozhou Opera), Guangdong Bangzi, etc., and also incorporated Hainan folk songs, songs and dances, puppet shows and Taoist music. Qiong Opera is one of the few operas that have preserved the traditional Chinese opera heritage since the Song and Yuan Dynasties.