When did Cantonese Opera spread overseas?

It began to appear in Guangdong and Guangxi during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty.

Cantonese opera, also known as "Grand Drama" or "Guangdong Grand Drama", is one of the Han operas. Originated from the Southern Opera, it began to appear in Guangdong and Guangxi during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. It is a performing art that combines singing and playing, musicians' music, stage costumes, abstract forms and so on. Every business of Cantonese Opera has its own unique costumes.

Cantonese opera is the largest local opera in Guangdong Province. With the immigration of Cantonese Chinese and their love and singing of Cantonese opera, it has been spread to overseas Chinese gathering places in Guangfu, such as the United States, Canada, Britain and Southeast Asia. For example, Singapore is known as the "second hometown of Cantonese opera".

The performing techniques of Cantonese opera actors can be divided into four basic categories-singing, doing, reciting and playing.

The self-introduction of the main characters in traditional Chinese opera when they appear. It is composed of quotation, poetry, and sitting on the field.