Zhangjiajie What is Zhangjiajie Opera?

Zhangjiajie Yangxi is a local traditional drama in Yongding County, Zhangjiajie. Zhangjiajie Yangxi originated in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. The long-standing Bachu culture and art, colorful folk music and dance, and rich minority cultures in the border areas of Hunan, Hubei, Chongqing and Guizhou provide favorable conditions for the formation and development of Yangxi in Zhangjiajie.

Zhangjiajie, formerly known as "Dayong City", is a prefecture-level city in Hunan Province. It has jurisdiction over two municipal districts (Yongding County and Wulingyuan) and two counties (Cili and Sangzhi). Located in the northwest of Hunan, in the middle and upper reaches of Lishui, it belongs to the hinterland of Wuling Mountain. Zhangjiajie, born of tourism, is one of the most important tourist cities in China, the birthplace and central area of the revolutionary base areas in Hunan, Hubei, Chongqing and Guizhou.