What are the characteristics of Anshun local opera?

The local traditional drama in Anshun City, Guizhou Province is one of the national intangible cultural heritages.

There are many opinions about the formation age of local operas, such as the early Ming Dynasty, the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the early Qing Dynasty and the late Qing Dynasty. However, it was popular in Anshun, Puding and other areas where Tunpu was concentrated in Ming Dynasty. Therefore, most researchers believe that the local opera is related to the ancestral identity of Tunpu people who joined the army in Guizhou. Tunpu people endowed the local drama with the function of "education", and they did not perform anti-dramas such as Water Margin, nor did they play the drama of talented people and beautiful women. Traditional operas advocate loyalty, courage, martial arts and righteousness, such as the stories of various countries in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the dispute between Chu and Han, the romance of the Three Kingdoms, Xue Dongzheng, the destruction of Pinghe in the Southern Tang Dynasty by the Great Song Dynasty, and Yue Fei's loyalty and righteousness.

The performance program of Anshun local opera generally consists of "unpacking", "inviting gods", "topping gods" and "sealing boxes". Among them, "jumping to the gods" is a formal performance, which is divided into "establishing the dynasty", "playing the watch" and "returning to the dynasty", and the rest are Nuo opera activities with exorcism and Naji elements.

According to the historical year, Anshun's local operas are: Romance of the Gods, Broken Iron Sun, Story of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Chu-Han Struggle, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Great Resistance to Shandong, Four Horses of the Tang Dynasty, Luo Tong Sweeping the North, Xue Dongzheng, Western Expedition and Xue Gang's Anti-Tang Dynasty.

cultural shock

The inheritance dilemma of Anshun local opera culture is multifaceted, with both its own reasons and external influences. In the wave of modernization, the external impact is so great and wide that it is difficult for traditional culture to adjust its duality with modernization in a short time, which inevitably leads to the dilemma of inheritance.