Shen Ze Zhui Zi Opera

Hebei
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Shenze County is located in the central part of Hebei Province, 75 kilometers northeast of the provincial capital Shijiazhuang. Shenze Zhuizi Opera is a rare local opera in Hebei Province and one of the rare local operas in the country. It is widely spread in the central and southern parts of Hebei Province and the eastern part of Shanxi Province. Shenze County is the birthplace and development center of Zhuizi Opera. Zhuizi Opera has a unique singing style, with real voice, clear articulation, easy to understand, beautiful and pleasant, with the characteristics of traditional opera, and is a comprehensive art that integrates song, dance and drama. Shenze Zhuizi Opera originated in the late 1930s and evolved from the traditional Zhuizi Book. During the performance, the storytellers wore drama costumes, simple makeup, and performed Zhuizi Book in different roles to arouse the interest of the audience, which caused a sensation and greatly improved the audience's appreciation and was deeply loved by the audience. From then on, the storytelling of two or three people gradually changed to Zhuizi Opera. The prototype of Zhuizi Opera was formed in the early 1950s, and it gradually developed and grew. It reached its heyday in the 1950s and 1960s. The general public was obsessed with watching Zhuizi Opera, and there was a saying that "sell the quilt to watch Zhuizi". Shenze Zhuizi Opera is an excellent traditional opera culture in my country. It is of high value to discover, sort out, rescue and protect Shenze Zhuizi Opera. Its rich content and unique artistic personality are rare in the history of opera. Discovering, rescuing and protecting Shenze Zhuizi Opera will play an important role in enriching and perfecting the history of Chinese opera, promoting the development of Yanzhao culture, enriching the spiritual and cultural life of the people, and building a cultural province.

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