What is the difference between the lantern theater and the flower drum theater?

Flower Lantern Opera is a form of opera art widely popular among the Han Chinese people. Its prominent feature is that the hand is not away from the fan, the handkerchief, singing and dancing, singing and doing a close combination. Hua Lantern Opera originated from the folk lantern songs and dances, which is a form of local opera formed at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Civil War. In the process of popularization, different singing and performing styles were formed due to the influence of local dialects, folk songs and customs.

Flower Drum Opera is a collective name for the flower drum opera, tea picking opera, lantern opera and Yang Hua Liu opera from Hunan, Hubei, Anhui and Guangdong. The main tunes are derived from folk ditties, such as Flower Drum Opera, Causeway Opera, Chuan Opera, Kouzi Opera, and Tubular Opera.