# Yangzhou opera

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Yangzhou opera in [Nanjing](/source/Nanjing), 8 August 2019. The actress in blue is portraying a young boy.

**Yangzhou opera** ([Chinese](/source/Chinese_language): 扬剧; [pinyin](/source/Pinyin): *Yángjù*; lit. '*Yang opera*') is a form of [Chinese opera](/source/Chinese_opera) from [Yangzhou](/source/Yangzhou) in [Jiangsu](/source/Jiangsu) province. Its popularity has spread to [Zhenjiang](/source/Zhenjiang) and [Nanjing](/source/Nanjing) in [Jiangsu](/source/Jiangsu), as well as [Shanghai](/source/Shanghai) and parts of [Anhui](/source/Anhui) province.[1] It made the first national [intangible cultural heritage](/source/Intangible_cultural_heritage) list in 2006.[2]

Its origins dates to the [Kangxi Emperor](/source/Kangxi_Emperor)'s reign. In the beginning, it had only two character types, a clown ([Chou role](/source/Chou_role)) and a woman ([Dan role](/source/Dan_role)). It has more character types now, but still only two singing styles, male and female.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Ye, Tan (2008). "Yangzhou Opera". *Historical Dictionary of Chinese Theater*. [The Scarecrow Press](/source/The_Scarecrow_Press). p. 372. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8108-5514-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8108-5514-4).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["SECOND LIST OF INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE, TOTALLING 518 ITEMS, ISSUED BY THE STATE COUNCIL, 20 MAY 2006"](http://www.chinaheritagequarterly.org/007/features/501_firstlist.pdf) (PDF). *China Heritage Quarterly*. Retrieved 6 April 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["扬剧"](http://222.197.182.67:1168/indexengine/entry_browse.cbs?db=dbk2&no=51464&indexval=%D1%EF%BE%E7#) (in Chinese). [Encyclopedia of China](/source/Encyclopedia_of_China). Retrieved 6 April 2020.[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

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