Liuzi Opera

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Liuzi Opera

Applicant: Qingfeng County, Henan Province

Project No.: 187

Project No.: Ⅳ - 43

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: Traditional Drama

Region: Henan Province

Type: Extension Project

Applicant: Qingfeng County, Henan Province

Protection unit: Liuzi opera art inheritance center of Qingfeng County

Introduction to Liuzi Opera

Applicant: Qingfeng County, Henan Province

Liuzi opera is an ancient drama of string system, popular in Shandong, Henan, Northern Jiangsu, Southern Hebei and Northern Anhui. Liuzi opera in Qingfeng, also known as "baibeidiaozi", "liuziqiang" and "xianzixi", is a kind of local tune opera evolved from Beiqu Xianqiang in Yuan and Ming Dynasties. It is mainly spread in Qingfeng area of Henan Province.

During the Hongwu Period of Ming Dynasty, the Court Opera was introduced into Qingfeng County, and the singing music was mostly in the form of "North South integration". It combines with the local popular folk songs such as Liuzi, huangyinger, shanpo sheep, suonanzhi and shuaoer, and gradually forms Liuzi opera with the tune of Liuzi. This new type of drama has both the bold and bold style of Beiqu opera and the euphemistic and delicate characteristics of Nanxi opera. During the reign of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, Liuzi troupes were all over the vast urban and rural areas of Qingfeng and Puyang, and there were Liuzi opera performances in the neighboring areas of Hebei, Shandong and Anhui.

There are more than 300 tunes in Liuzi opera, which can be divided into main tune and guest tune. The main tune is Xiansuo tune, also known as "laro tune", which mostly comes from Xiansuo tune with few words and long tune. Each tune consists of three parts: introduction, main tune and ending. The guest tune includes Kunqiang tune, Yiyang tune and Luantan tune, which are integrated with other tunes. It can be divided into five sets: Huangying tune, zhuyunfei tune, suonanzhi tune, shanpo sheep tune and Wawa tune. Each tune has its proper style and variants There are several singing methods. Liuzi opera has a long history and rich cultural accumulation. It has performed more than 300 kinds of plays, and more than 100 kinds have been handed down so far.