Xiaoqiang opera is a type of opera in the Pihuang opera system. It is the remnant of the early Luantan opera in northwest Fujian. It is named because the main characters sing in small voices. It was popular in Youxi during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. It has been passed down for twelve generations. Xiaoqiang opera singing is mainly based on Xipi and Erhuang. The pronunciation is mainly based on Zhongzhou rhyme, mixed with dialects, which is called "Tuyang tune". The gongs and drums are collectively called "Twelve Fans". The overall Kejie movements have traces of puppet performances. The commonly performed repertoire is called "Eighteen Bentou", which has fifty-eight excerpts. In the singing, empty words such as "ah", "ya", "ai", and "yi" are often added. The pronunciation is mainly based on Zhongzhou rhyme, mixed with dialects, which is called "Tuyang tune". Instrumental music is divided into "qinchuan" (silk string music) and "chuipai" (suona music). The gongs and drums are collectively called "Twelve Fans". The overall Kejie movements have traces of puppet performances, and many movements are directly derived from life. The repertoires often performed are called "Eighteen Books" and fifty-eight excerpts. Most of the repertoires performed are martial arts plays, and the plays depicting the Yang Family Generals are the ones they have preserved from generation to generation and have been performed for a long time. There are 24 ancient scripts handwritten by masters of successive generations, and the earliest one has a history of more than 100 years.