# Min opera

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'''Min opera''' ({{zh|t=閩劇|s=闽剧|p=Mǐnjù}}; [Foochow Romanized](/source/Foochow_Romanized): Mìng-kiŏk), also called '''Fuzhou drama''' ({{zh|c=福州戲|p=Fúzhōuxì|poj=Hok-chiu-hì}}; Foochow Romanized: Hók-ciŭ-hié) or '''Fuzhou opera''',<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=National ICH: Min Opera_ Culture and Arts_ Fujian Provincial People's Government |url=https://www.fujian.gov.cn/english/cultureandtravel/cultureandarts/202507/t20250722_6969826.htm |access-date=2025-11-06 |website=www.fujian.gov.cn}}</ref> is one of the major forms of traditional [opera](/source/Chinese_opera) in [Fujian Province](/source/Fujian_Province).<ref name=":0" /> It enjoys great popularity in [Fuzhou](/source/Fuzhou) and surrounding regions in Fujian where the [Fuzhou dialect](/source/Fuzhou_dialect) is spoken, as well as in [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan) and [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia), [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia), [Singapore](/source/Singapore) and [Brunei](/source/Brunei). Min opera had been evolving for over 400 years before expanding greatly in the early twentieth century.<ref name=":0" />

A variety of Min opera called Beilu opera (also called ''Luantan''), is popular in the [Eastern Min](/source/Eastern_Min) region of [Shouning County](/source/Shouning_County), near [Zhejiang](/source/Zhejiang).

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==External links==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcLdNgB4uW8 Fuzhou opera video]

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