As a classic folk custom, singing opera is full of strong New Year flavor and is a grand "celebration" to welcome the New Year. The earliest opera singing originated from offering sacrifices to pray for peace and happiness, a good harvest, and a prosperous country and people. Lat

Singing opera as a classic folk custom

is full of strong flavor of the New Year

It is a grand "celebration" to welcome the New Year

The earliest singing opera originated from offering sacrifices

Praying for peace and happiness, a good harvest, a prosperous country and a strong people

Later it gradually evolved into the form of opera

" During the Spring Festival in 1994, a number of professional theater troupes and folk theater troupes in Putian City, Fujian Province toured rural markets and towns to perform.

On the eve of the Spring Festival in 1994, the Yuexiu District Qunyue Amateur Opera Troupe in Guangzhou performed Cantonese opera in parks and streets.

During the Spring Festival in 1995, a number of cultural groups and peasant theater troupes in Putian City, Fujian Province went to rural towns to perform for the masses.

Before the Spring Festival in 1996, villagers in Longfeng Town, Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province watched a performance by Sichuan Opera artists in the town.

During the Spring Festival in 1997, a fire team from a community in Guyuan County, Ningxia performed excerpts of Qin Opera at the market.

Especially in Henan, Guangdong, Zhejiang and other places

Spring Festival opera performance

is one of the people's favorite folk activities

The performance site is often crowded and bustling

During the 2003 Spring Festival, young opera fans performed in the park square in the middle of the street in Wenling, Zhejiang. Excerpts from Yue Opera.

During the Spring Festival in 2003, opera lovers performed excerpts from Peking Opera and Yue Opera in the park square in the middle of the street in Wenling, Zhejiang.

On the third day of the first lunar month of 2004, in Liu'ao Village, Qiaoxia Town, Yongjia County, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, theater actors and the public watched a wonderful performance on stage.

During the 2006 Spring Festival, villagers in Ziling Village, Ziling Town, Qinyang, Henan, enjoyed a performance of Henan Opera.

Opera performances are not only a carrier of cultural inheritance

but also a way for people to express their emotions.

By watching opera performances

relatives and friends can experience the beauty of opera together

and enhance mutual feelings

During the 2006 Spring Festival, Qinyang City, Henan Province Henan opera actors prepare before performing on stage in a cultural and sports activity center.

During the 2007 Spring Festival, actors from Xinxinlu Theater Troupe in Wuhu, Anhui Province put on makeup backstage before performing.

The taste of the New Year in memory

It is a New Year's drama

Accompanied by the slowly opening curtain and the gongs and drums

The drums are beating loudly in the depths of memory

The drumbeats are cordial and familiar

During the 2008 Spring Festival , the crowd watched a traditional opera performance at Qinghe Square in Fuyang City, Anhui Province.

During the 2011 Spring Festival, actors perform traditional local operas in Qindian Town, Sheqi County, Henan Province.

Tourists watch a theatrical performance at the Fire Palace in Changsha during the 2011 Spring Festival.

Farmer actors in Zouping County, Shandong Province perform Lu Opera after the Lantern Festival in 2012.

Before the 2013 Spring Festival, actors from the art team of Xinjian District, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province performed in Changyi Township.

Before the Spring Festival in 2013, in an open-air square in Weihui City, Henan Province, several children lay in front of the stage and watched a play attentively.

During the 2013 Spring Festival, tourists watch a play in front of the ancient stage in Shantang Ancient Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu.

During the 2019 Spring Festival, actors perform bang opera at a theater in Bozhou City, Anhui Province.

During the 2023 Spring Festival, actors perform Flower Drum Opera at People's Square in Zixing City, Hunan Province.

Now

with the progress of the times

TV and the Internet have entered tens of millions of homes

People can easily watch wonderful dramas without leaving home

However,

the noisy and lively dramas in our memories

still echo in our minds. The deepest part of the soul

is unforgettable

long-lasting memories

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Editor: Sun Xinqi Editor: Kong Tao

Source: CCTV News Client