Siping Opera was introduced to Zhenghe from Jiangxi in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Its singing style evolved from "Yiyang Opera", and its dialogues are all in "local Mandarin" between Mandarin and local dialects. The roles are divided into 12 types, including Sheng, Dan, Chou, and Wai. There are more than 30 traditional plays and excerpts in existence. Chinese opera history experts originally believed that Siping Opera no longer existed, but it was discovered in the deep mountains of Yangyuan Township, Zhenghe County in the 1980s. Drama history experts marveled at it as a "living fossil of Chinese opera". Yangyuan is a remote mountain village in Zhenghe County, Fujian Province. On the ninth day of the second lunar month, the village always performs Siping Opera for three days after offering sacrifices to the ancestors. Although this opera is not unique in the country, it is indeed rare in other places. Siping Opera evolved from "Yiyang Opera", one of the four major vocal styles popular in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and was popular in Huizhou (now She County, Anhui) during the Jiajing period. At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Siping Opera was introduced to Zhenghe, Pingnan, Fuqing, Changle, Zhangzhou, Nanjing and other places in Fujian Province by merchants and officials. After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, Siping Opera was absorbed by Hui Opera and Wu Opera and became one of the commonly used tunes. As a once independent opera, Siping Opera gradually disappeared, and experts in the history of opera also believed that it no longer existed. However, in the 1980s, people unexpectedly heard the high, rough, humorous and witty singing of Siping Opera in the depths of the mountains in Zhenghe and other places, and saw the repertoires passed down from generation to generation performed year after year on the ancient stage in the mountain village. They were very surprised and called it "the living cultural relic of Chinese opera." How Siping Opera was introduced to Zhenghe, the old man couldn't remember what his ancestors said. All he knew was that the performance of Siping Opera here was related to their ancestor Zhang Jin, and that their master was a 12-year-old boy Zhang Xiangguo who died early. Zhang Jin was the eighth child, and the villagers respectfully called him "Zhang Bagong". Zhang Bagong was a military general in the imperial court during the late Tang Dynasty. He died in the battle to suppress the Huang Chao Uprising and was granted the title of "Marquis of Yingjie" and buried in Tieshan Township, Zhenghe County. The ninth day of the first lunar month is the birthday of a deputy general named Guo who died with Zhang Bagong, and the sixth day of the eighth lunar month is Zhang Bagong's birthday. The day before this, the villagers of Yangyuan would send people to Tieshan to pay homage to Zhang Bagong, pick green branches from the grave, and hang them on the left pillar of the stage in the Yingjie Temple. Then, on the next day, a grand ancestor worship parade would be held, and Siping Opera would be sung for three days to pay homage to and remember the ancestors. Only at this time can the real performance of Siping Opera be seen. People in the village said that the tunes of Siping Opera are lively. In the early years, almost everyone in the village could hum a few passages. The village girls working in the fields or the boys chopping wood in the mountains loved to sing while working. In addition, there was a chorus at the end of the sentence, and there was often a scene where one person sang loudly and everyone responded. The joyful and interesting scene can make people savor it for a long time. Nowadays, the times have changed. Young people are interested in other things. Fewer people can sing, and fewer people like to watch, so naturally fewer people perform. An old man in his seventies told me about this, and his sigh was somewhat helpless. For this reason, we are worried that Siping Opera will disappear, but the people in the village say it will not. Several old artists who love Siping Opera believe that as long as there is some funding and some new costumes are purchased, Siping Opera will be performed better, more people will like to watch, and someone will inherit and promote Siping Opera. They hope that the relevant departments will give some support to make this ancient art shine again.