Huangmei Opera, formerly known as Huangmeidiao, is a folk opera that was formed in the neighboring areas of Anhui, Hubei and Jiangxi provinces in the late18th century. One of them gradually moved eastward to Anqing, Anhui Province, with Tongcheng as the center, combined with local folk art, sang and spoke in the local language, forming its own characteristics, and was called "Tongcheng Song" or "Huangmei Song". This is the predecessor of Huangmei Opera today.
In terms of repertoire, Huangmei Opera is known as "36 major dramas and 72% small dramas". The play mainly shows the people's dissatisfaction with class oppression, the disparity between the rich and the poor and their yearning for a free and beautiful life. For example, buckwheat story, Gao, Tian Xianpei and so on. In the play, there are many fragments of rural laborers' life, such as ordering barley, spinning cotton yarn and selling buckets. After liberation, a number of traditional plays, such as Fairy Descent, Female Xu, Luo Afraid, Zhao, Mother's Tears, Three Searches for the State House, etc., have been adapted successively, such as the divine drama The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, the historical drama Lost Punishment, the modern drama Spring in bloom, and the early spring in a small shop. Among them, Fairy Descent, Lady Xu, Cowherd and Weaver Girl have been put on the screen one after another, which has had a great influence at home and abroad. Yan Fengying, Wang Shaofang, Wu Qiong and Malan are famous Huangmei Opera actors.
Anhui Opera is an important local opera tune, which is mainly popular in Anhui Province and Wuyuan County, Jiangxi Province. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, plucked tunes were introduced to Anhui, and they were combined with local tunes and folk music in Shipai, Zongyang and Tongcheng of Anqing, forming a plucked tune. During the Qianlong period, the plectrum and blowing cavity, which were born out of Siping cavity, gradually merged to form the second spring cavity. Huanger Opera and Hubei Xipi formed the Pihuang Ensemble, which laid the foundation of Huizhou Opera.
At the beginning of Qing Dynasty, Anhui Opera prevailed in Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and spread widely in the south. In the middle of Qing dynasty, it was popular all over the country. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, four Huizhou classes, Sanqing, Chuntai, Sixi and Hechun, successively performed in Beijing, making them famous all over the country. During the reign of Daoguang and Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty, Hui Opera was combined with Hubei Han Opera in Beijing and gradually evolved into Peking Opera. In the late Qing Dynasty, Peking Opera flourished, and Huizhou opera artists changed their tune, but Huizhou opera was still popular in some parts of Huizhou. Huizhou Opera is an all-encompassing and colorful art treasure house, and it is an important page in the splendid chapter of Xin 'an culture.
Anhui, a scenic spot, is one of the provinces with the richest tourism resources in China. At present, there are five national key scenic spots, among which Huangshan Mountain is a model of Anhui's landscape, and its strange pines, strange rocks, sea of clouds and hot springs can be called "four wonders". 1990 was officially listed in the World Natural and Cultural Heritage List by UNESCO, attracting worldwide attention. Jiuhua Mountain is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China, with beautiful scenery and flourishing incense. There are 78 ancient temples, which combine Buddhist temples with folk houses in southern Anhui and have a unique style. Chaohu Lake is one of the five largest freshwater lakes in China. Rivers, lakes, mountains and springs coexist and are good at water. Lake light, hot springs and mountains are the "three wonders of Chaohu Lake scenery"; Yun Qi is a famous Taoist holy land, famous for its cliff stone carvings, Taoist relics and unique Danxia landform. Tianzhu Mountain, once named "Nanyue" by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, is magnificent and beautiful, with 45 peaks, 86 strange rocks and 18 waterfalls. Langya Mountain is famous all over the world for Drunk Pavilion written by Ouyang Xiu in Song Dynasty. It features Maolin, Youdong, Bihu and Liu Quan. In addition to national scenic spots, there are 19 provincial scenic spots.
Anhui's cultural remains are rich and unique. Bozhou, Shouxian, Anqing, Jixi and Shexian are national historical and cultural cities. Shexian county is the seat of Huizhou government in history, and it is the birthplace of Xin 'an painting school, Xin 'an medicine school, Shexian seal cutting school, Huizhou printmaking, Huizhou garden architecture, Huizhou cuisine and Huizhou opera. Thousands of Ming and Qing dwellings, ancestral temples and stone boats distributed in Shexian and yi county have survived the vicissitudes of life, and their number, ingenious conception and exquisite stone, wood and brick carvings are rare in China. They are masterpieces of folk architecture and have become a must-see for folk tourism in Anhui.
There are 9 provincial historical and cultural cities in the province: yi county, Tongcheng, Fengyang, Mengcheng, Yang Guo, Qianshan, Hexian, Chizhou and Xuancheng.
Anhui specialty Anhui is rich in resources, and the tea and bamboo forests in the province are rich in specialty products. Among the top ten famous teas in China, Anhui accounts for four: Huangshan Mao Feng, Taiping Monkey Kui, Qimen Black Tea and Luan Guapian. In addition, Tunxi green tea, which is widely distributed at the junction of Anhui, Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces, is also famous for its fragrance. Shucheng Shu Xi, a bamboo woven product, is delicate, light and soft, and has won many awards in international competitions. Besides, Chu Opera Bo Opera is also very famous. Anhui is one of the main producing areas of Chinese patent medicine in China, and its famous products include Feng Dan in Tongling and papaya in Xuancheng. Traditional Bozhou Gu Jing Winery and Huaibei Kouzi Liquor are products that won the national gold medal.
The famous fruits are Dangshan crisp pear, Huizhou Sydney, Huaiyuan pomegranate, Xuanzhou candied dates and Santan loquat. Aquatic products include Yangtze River crucian carp, Chaohu whitebait and clear water crab. Special flavor foods include Suzhou Fuliji Roasted Chicken, Wuwei Smoked Chicken, Anqing Hu Yumei Bean Paste, Dangtu Quarrying Tea Dried, etc. Traditional handicrafts include Four Treasures of the Study Xuan paper, Hui ink, Xuan pen, She inkstone, Wuhu iron painting and Huizhou wood carving. Xuan paper, a specialty of southern Anhui, is distributed in Jingxian county, with a history of 1000 years. It is a precious paper for calligraphy and painting, which was used in Yongle Ceremony in Ming Dynasty and Sikuquanshu in Qing Dynasty. Hui ink has the reputation of "medicine paper is like paint, which can last for thousands of years". Wuhu Iron Painting originated from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and absorbed the composition method of Chinese painting, gold and silver jewelry, paper-cutting and sculpture techniques. It is a wonderful work of Chinese arts and crafts.