Wu opera

Wu opera
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Native name
Wuju
Other namesJinhua opera
Traditional Chinese金華戲
Simplified Chinese金华戏
Hanyu PinyinJīnhuáxì
OriginQing dynasty
Major regionCentral Zhejiang, Northeastern Jiangxi
Typical instruments
TopolectWu Chinese (Jinhua dialect)
Tune systemYiyangqiang
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese婺劇
Simplified Chinese婺剧
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWùjù

Wuju (Chinese: 婺剧; pinyin: Wùjù), also known as Jinhua opera, is a form of Chinese opera from Jinhua in central Zhejiang province, east-central China. It is also performed in Lishui, Linhai, Jiande, Chun'an, Zhejiang, as well as in northeastern Jiangxi province, in cities such as Yushan, Shangrao, Guixi, Boyang, and Jingdezhen.[1] It is named for Wuzhou (婺州), an ancient name for Jinhua.

There are eleven Wuju troupes in eastern China.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Wuju Opera". Archived from the original on April 14, 2011.
  2. ^ "Wujiang opera comes to Beijing". eBeijing. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011.
  3. ^ "Wujiang opera comes to Beijing". CCTV International. July 28, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
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