Pingnan Pingjiang Opera is a high-pitched opera that sings opera in the local dialect of the Fujian Han nationality. It is a local opera unique to Fujian. It originated in Pingnan and spread in Ningde and Fuzhou. It can be said to be one of the predecessors of Min Opera. Pingjiang Opera mostly absorbs local folk songs and slang, and the performance content mostly expresses love, marriage and labor life, which is deeply loved by the masses. In June 2008, Pingnan Pingjiang Opera was selected into the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. Pingnan Pingjiang Opera is one of the predecessors of Min Opera. It evolved from the "Tu Gu Shi" (also known as "Jian Tou Peng") performance art that was popular among the people in eastern Fujian in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. It was formed in the early Qing Dynasty and flourished during the Xianfeng and Tongzhi years of the Qing Dynasty. It originated in Pingnan, Fujian, and was popular in northeastern Fujian and Fuzhou and other vast areas. It is sung in the local dialect and is as plain as talking, hence the name. According to investigations, since the early Qing Dynasty, 115 villages in Pingnan County have held Pingjiang Opera. Judging from the development of Pingnan Pingjiang Opera classes, the birthplace of Fujian Pingjiang Opera is in Pingnan. The Longji Pingjiang Opera was established during the reign of Emperor Kangxi. Its predecessor was the "jianghu opera" introduced by Geng Jingzhong, the King of Jingnan, who guarded Fujian, and Zhang Liangrui, the head of Longgang Village in Pingnan, who planned to restore the Ming Dynasty. Zhang Zhishen, a famous actress in Pingjiang Opera in the late Ming Dynasty, started performing at the age of 20 and became famous at the age of 30. He was called the "master of Pingjiang Opera" by later generations. He made his debut in the Longji Pingjiang Opera. In 1984, two boxes of costumes left over from the Longyuan Pingjiang Opera in the village during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty were discovered in the home of an old artist surnamed Lu in Longyuan Village, Tangkou Township, Pingnan. There were 31 pieces in total, including dresses, manggua, helmets, etc. worn by the roles of Sheng, Dan, Jing, and Mo. They were exquisitely embroidered and had a history of more than 100 years. This is the largest number of ancient costumes with clear records of dates discovered in Fujian since the founding of New China. "Dongshangang, Pingjiang Opera, the stage is set up at Houmenshan, the husband goes to perform, the women take care of the fields and mountains, the performances have been on June 4th, and there is also August 3rd." The folk songs circulated by the local Han people show that Pingnan Pingjiang Opera was at its peak. From the late Qing Dynasty to the early Republic of China, Pingjiang Opera began to combine with Rulin Opera and Jianghu Opera, commonly known as "Sanhexiang", forming the prototype of today's Min Opera. Pingnan Pingjiang Opera is a Han opera with a history of 400 years. As the predecessor of Min Opera, the main feature of the opera is that the dialogue and singing are all in Fuzhou local Mandarin, with singing on the front stage and helping backstage, that is, "one person starts, and everyone follows up", a very ancient Han folk singing form, just like the folk ramming songs and yangko. Pingnan Pingjiang Opera singing style originated from the Han folk songs in northeastern Fujian. It is composed of "Chai Pai" and "Su Pai". It belongs to the Banqiang style. "One person sings and everyone sings". It is generally repeated in the upper and lower sentences. It is plain and simple. It is suitable for narrative, lyricism, crying and begging. The singing style is pentatonic. The Yu mode is the most common, followed by Hui and Shang. The Ban style is one-eye Ban, and the Sanban uses the "scabbard Ban" to beat the beat. There are many supporting words and chorus. Jianghu tune is derived from the folk songs in northeastern Fujian and foreign vocal styles such as Siping, Hui tune, Luantan, and Luoluo. It is suitable for long-term narration. Han folk tunes include local folk songs and foreign folk songs in dialect. The melody is beautiful and pleasant, and is often used in singing and dancing scenes. Other miscellaneous songs are composed of tunes from foreign operas such as Luantan and Bangzi. When singing, one person sings on the stage and everyone helps in the backstage. There are two or three interjections of "Ah" in the middle of each sentence of the lyrics, and the last three words are mostly chorused by the backstage actors. The music of Pingnan Pingjiang Opera belongs to the Gaoqiang system, which is composed of Yiyang Gaoqiang, Luantan and folk tunes. The singing style is divided into Pingjiang, Jianghu, Xiaodiao and other miscellaneous songs. It is sung in the northeastern Fujian or Fuzhou dialect. It is plain and easy to understand and very distinctive.