Hubei was called Chu in ancient times, which gave birth to splendid Chu culture and more than 20 local operas. Nowadays, there are still a variety of artistic dramas in the land of Jingchu with a long cultural history, and Chu Opera is a wonderful flower in the art world of Chu Yuan. It has been more than 80 years since 1926 named Chu Opera. It attracts a large number of listeners with its distinctive characteristics of popularization, localization, popularization and life. After the reform and opening up, The Injustice of the Jailer, The Tiger General, The Son of Health, The Breakthrough of the Central Plains, The Goddess of Chitose have all won national awards. However, Chu Opera also faces many difficulties, such as the decline of drama, aging personnel, economic difficulties, lack of theaters, lack of successors, shrinking audience, and lack of funds to preserve precious materials and rescue the older generation of artists. It needs protection and support to promote its development.
In Hubei, the birthplace of Chu Opera, there is still an endless artistic vein of Chu Opera ... Ordinary folk art groups in Hubei not only gather a group of middle-aged and old-aged artists who once enjoyed a high reputation on the stage of Chu Opera, but also unite a group of Chu Opera lovers and guardians from all walks of life.
The traditional art and folk culture of the Han nationality is the wisdom accumulation of different regions and nationalities, which has been formed after years of tempering. It is no longer just a literary and artistic form, but a valuable cultural heritage. It is they who constitute the diversity and brilliance of human culture and spiritual world. A large number of outstanding traditional local operas, such as Han Opera and Chu Opera, are full of Chu style and charm, which are the crystallization of the wisdom of the Chinese nation and the epitome of China characteristics. Everyone in China has the responsibility to inherit and develop them.