Introduction of Jinzhong yangge repertoire

After the founding of New China, Yuci Bureau of Culture and Education set up Qitai Yangko Research Association, which learned and reformed while performing, arranged and adapted many traditional Yangko repertoires, transplanted and rehearsed modern repertoires such as Picking a Son-in-law and Giving a Dowry, and Qitai Yangko was able to bring forth new ideas and began to develop healthily. 1955, Yuci county established a professional yangko team, reformed the singing of music, changed one play into several plays, increased string accompaniment and enriched percussion instruments. Adapting traditional dramas such as Stealing Pumpkins and Being a Box, and transplanting modern dramas such as Chaoyanggou and Li Shuangshuang; Cultivate the first generation of actresses headed by Qiu (stage name "Gai Pingyao") and (stage name "Gai Fenyang"); At this time, the Qitai Yangko has undergone qualitative changes in the development process, and the operas are becoming more and more perfect.

Qitai Yangko, rooted in rural areas of Jinzhong, still has more than 300 tunes and more than 500 plays.