Yangzhou opera

[[File:小放牛141046.jpg|thumb|right|Yangzhou opera in [[Nanjing]], 8 August 2019. The actress in blue is portraying a young boy.]] '''Yangzhou opera''' ({{zh|c=扬剧|p=Yángjù|l=''Yang opera''}}) is a form of [[Chinese opera]] from [[Yangzhou]] in [[Jiangsu]] province. Its popularity has spread to [[Zhenjiang]] and [[Nanjing]] in [[Jiangsu]], as well as [[Shanghai]] and parts of [[Anhui]] province.<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Yangzhou Opera|title=Historical Dictionary of Chinese Theater|last=Ye|first=Tan|year=2008|publisher=[[The Scarecrow Press]]|isbn=978-0-8108-5514-4|page=372}}</ref> It made the first national [[intangible cultural heritage]] list in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinaheritagequarterly.org/007/features/501_firstlist.pdf|title=SECOND LIST OF INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE, TOTALLING 518 ITEMS, ISSUED BY THE STATE COUNCIL, 20 MAY 2006|website=China Heritage Quarterly|access-date=6 April 2020}}</ref>

Its origins dates to the [[Kangxi Emperor]]'s reign. In the beginning, it had only two character types, a clown ([[Chou role]]) and a woman ([[Dan role]]). It has more character types now, but still only two singing styles, male and female.<ref>{{cite web|title=扬剧|url=http://222.197.182.67:1168/indexengine/entry_browse.cbs?db=dbk2&no=51464&indexval=%D1%EF%BE%E7#|language=zh|publisher=[[Encyclopedia of China]]|access-date=6 April 2020}}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>

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