China has a vast land and a wealth of resources, and it has its local characteristics from ancient times to the present. Every place has a unique culture. When it comes to cultural civilization, we have to start with local dramas.
Chinese drama has a long history
When I was a child, the most anticipated thing was the temple fair . We Hainanese people called "Najunpo". After Junpo , we would watch a Hainan Qiong Drama lively at night. The actors on the stage sing beautifully and their movements were free and easy. The old ladies in the audience were talking to the people next to them while they were not looking at melon seeds, and from time to time they saw a few tears passing through their wrinkled faces; those old and young men were always sitting behind the audience. They couldn't help but clap and applaud when they saw the exciting part. After a while, the man who appeared on the stage was filled with the look of trying color instruments, and looked at them vigorously, appreciating the wonderful love story in the play.
Hainanese scenes watching Qiong Opera
It can be seen that Qiong Opera occupies a very important position in the minds of Hainanese. Let’s take a look at its historical origin. Qiong Opera is also known as “ Qiongzhou Opera ” and “ Hainan Opera ”. It is a branch of Nan Opera . It is known as the four major operas in Lingnan together with Cantonese Opera , Chao Opera and Han Opera. Qiong Opera appeared in the Ming Dynasty and was sung in Hainan dialect (commonly known as Hainan dialect . belongs to Minnan series). It was commonly known as " Tu Opera " in the Qing Dynasty, Qiongshan , and the Haikou area is commonly known as "Zhai", and it is also known as "Hainan Opera" in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. Because it was formed in Qiongshan, where Qiongzhou was anciently located, it was called "Qiongzhou Opera" and "Qiongyin". The name "Qiong Opera" began before 1932, and it was not until the founding of the People's Republic of China that the title "Qiong Opera" was widely used. As a large number of Qiong Opera artists go abroad, Qiong Opera has also spread to Singapore , Thailand, Malaysia , Cambodia , Indonesia , Vietnam, Philippines , Brunei and other places. There are still Qiong Opera Club activities in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong and other places.
The traditional Qiong drama "The Palace Spring and Autumn" was wonderfully staged
The Taiwan Province, which is across the sea from us, is also a descendant of the Chinese nation. Is there any local drama?
Taipei Yang Lihua starred in the Gangzi Opera
Let us also explore it. According to records, Taiwanese dramas began in Qing . Generally speaking, before the 18th century, it was represented by the South Guan Opera, and after the 18th century, North Guan Opera replaced it. During the Japanese occupation in Taiwan, operas from the north and south continued to be popular, and new operas such as song opera , Hakka drama, new drama, and puppet opera were also produced. After the 1950s, except for the song opera and puppet opera, the development of other traditional Taiwanese drama has gradually declined. To this day, Taiwanese drama has almost taken modern drama as the main body.
Taiwanese Gezai Opera Stage Scene
So let’s focus on Gezai Opera. Gezai Opera (pronunciation: Gezai Opera), is a traditional opera originated in Taiwan Province in the early 20th century. It is also called Xiang Opera in China. Gezai Opera mainly uses Minnan language mixed with classical Chinese, allowing the public to also get in touch with elegant vocabulary or stories of loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness, becoming one of the important entertainment activities in the early Taiwan Province society.
Gezai Opera actors are putting on makeup
The prototype of Gezai Opera is the floor-standing sweeping in Yilan area, absorbing elements such as car drum array, and slowly developing into small drama . Then he learned all kinds of dramas such as Gaojia Opera , Beiguan Opera, Peking Opera , and other major dramas gradually gained complete opera forms.
Gezai Opera actress is full of energy
After the Japanese occupation period, Royalization Movement and National Government came to Taiwan to compress the Mandarin movement and distort the performance form and space. With the efforts and inheritance of artists throughout the ages, and with the help of the localization movement in Taiwan, Gezai Opera regained the momentum of development.
Chinese drama Facebook
After this dig, we have gained a comprehensive understanding of the traditional dramas of Taiwan Island and Hainan Island .In fact, the types of dramas in various parts of China have their own characteristics and similarities, so Chinese culture is profound and profound.
Which province are you in? What dramas do you have? Welcome to leave comments.
