China News Service, Fuzhou, November 17 (Reporter Lin Chunyin) The "Fujian Min Opera Art Development Alliance" formed by 13 Min Theater Groups was recently established in Fuzhou.
Critics in the opera circles believe that this provides a broad platform for the training and cooperation of opera talents engaged in Min opera education and Min opera performing troupes.
The "Five Plum Blossoms" in the Min opera circle Chen Naichun, Chen Hongxiang, Zhou Hong, Chen Qiong, and Wu Zewen collectively sang the Min opera song "Into the New Era".
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Fujian Opera, also known as Fuzhou Opera, is a type of Fujian local opera, popular in Fujian, Taiwan and various parts of Southeast Asia, and is included in the National Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection List.
Lin Ying, a national first-class actor, national inheritor of intangible heritage, and dual system teacher, performed the Min opera "Wang Lian Lian Worshiping Incense One Pan Answer".
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According to the Fujian Provincial Min Opera Art Development Alliance, the alliance will be committed to the integration and sharing of resources and information between Min Opera art education colleges and performing groups, strengthen exchanges and interactions between schools and groups, and innovate Min Opera art exchanges, interactions, and cooperation. A win-win channel promotes the continuous improvement of the artistic work of Min Opera.
At present, Fujian opera with a history of more than 400 years has come back to life. In addition to provincial and municipal professional art troupes, there are more than 80 professional folk opera troupes active in Changle, Fuqing and other places, with nearly 50,000 professional Fujian opera actors.
All the dual system students including Xie Wanping performed the Min opera "The Female General of the Yang Family-Exploring the Valley".
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The Fujian Min Opera Art Research Association, established in 2003, also changed its term on the same day.
Chen Naichun, the national non-genetic inheritor and the first winner of the "Plum Blossom Award" for Chinese opera in Fujian opera, was elected as the chairman of the 3rd Fujian Fujian Opera Art Research Association, Zhou Hong, Yang Dong, Xu Qing, Chen Hongxiang, Chen Qiong, Wu Zewen, Wang Ling, Yang Bixia was elected vice chairman.
"Dual System" student Zhao Fangyan performed the Min opera "Hit God and Tell the Temple".
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The Fujian Min Opera Art Research Association has carried out a series of activities for the subject research and inheritance of Min Opera. It has held the "Zheng Yizuo Gold Award Competition", the "Changle Cup" Fujian Provincial First Professional Fujian Opera Troupe Grand Prix, etc. In recent years, it has also combined to commemorate the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese War On the 70th anniversary of the victory, we organized the rehearsal of modern Fujian opera "Shajiabang", "Red Lantern" and traditional operas such as "Plum and Jade" and "Boiled Powder with Tung Oil".
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