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What are the famous Chu operas?

Representative repertoire of Chu Opera: "Four Journeys to Henan", "Looking for a Child", "Qiao Maiwan Celebrating Birthday", "Civet Cat for Prince", "Nine Pieces of Clothes", "White Fan" (Wujin) Notes)", "Qin Xianglian", etc.

Introduction to Chu Opera:

Chu Opera, formerly known as Oh He Tune, Huang Xiao Flower Drum Opera, and Xilu Flower Drum Opera, was O He Tune popular in eastern Hubei during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty and Wuhan City, Hubei Province The fusion of folk songs, Taoist sentiments, bamboo horses, stilts and folk rap in Huangpi District and Xiaogan City has formed an independent Han local opera. It was renamed Chu Opera in 1926 and has a history of more than 150 years. . Chu Opera is mainly popular in Wuhan, Xiaogan, Ezhou, Huanggang, Jingzhou, Xianning, Jingmen, Yichang, Huangshi, and more than fifty districts and counties in ten cities in Suizhou. It is a local opera with wide influence in Hubei area. On May 20, 2006, Chu Opera was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists.