Why is Qi Opera the most representative drama in Hunan?

The first Qi Opera Troupe to enter Guilin came from Hunan with a long history and culture. At that time, Qi Opera was already very popular, and the troupe often went out of Hunan Province and traveled all over Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Fujian, Yunnan and Guizhou provinces.

Especially on the Dragon Boat Festival every year, in order to offer sacrifices to Qu Yuan, scholars from all over the world go to Qu Yuan's hometown, Hunan, and invite troupes with strong Chu culture to perform in various provinces.

In the south at that time, it has become a practice and a cultural symbol to invite authentic Hunan famous classes to perform the Dragon Boat Festival. Therefore, every year after the second day of February, the university students in the surrounding provinces of Hunan will contact local businessmen, who will go to Hunan to hire theatrical troupes at their own expense.

There are many operas in Hunan, but in the eyes of these literati and businessmen, there is only one truly representative opera, that is, Qi Opera. Because Qu Yuan's birthplace is in the place where Qi Opera is circulated, Qi Opera can best represent the Chu cultural connotation handed down by Qu Yuan.