Han opera

This article is about the opera form popular in Hubei, Hunan, and Shaanxi. For the form popular in Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, and Southeast Asia, see Hakka opera.

Han opera (simplified Chinese: 汉剧; traditional Chinese: 漢かん劇げき; pinyin: Hànjù) is a form of Chinese opera, previously known as "Chu tone" (楚すわえ调) or "Han tone" (汉调). It arose in the middle Qing dynasty period in Hubei, and later spread to Hunan, Shaanxi, and part of Sichuan. The music of Han opera incorporates the Xipi (西にし皮がわ) and Erhuang (二に黄き) styles. There are ten roles in Han opera: Mo (末まつ), Jing, Sheng, Dan, Chou, Wai (外そと), Xiao (小しょう), Tie (贴), Fu (夫おっと), and Za (杂).

Sources

• chinaculture.org. "Han Opera". Hubei provincial government.