China News Service, Shaoxing, March 30 (Reporter Xiang Jing) From the sing book by the Yanxi in Shengzhou, Shaoxing, Zhejiang to the Shaoxing literary opera in Greater Shanghai; from the traditional single deductive form to the diversified modern innovation... Yue Opera has gone through It took 115 years for the Spring and Autumn Period.

　　Compared with the lively and vigorous "national opera" Peking opera, the Yue opera, which originated in the south, is known for its gracefulness and exquisiteness. It has been included in China's first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists and is known as the "second national opera" among the people. .

　　2021 marks the 115th anniversary of the birth of Shaoxing Opera.

During the more than a hundred years of traveling from the south to the north, how does Shengzhou, the birthplace of Yue Opera and a small county in eastern Zhejiang, continue the essence of Yue Opera and write the development story of local treasures?

Yue Opera crosses boundaries and integrates ancient poems.

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　The expansion of the circle of friends: from folk behavior to multi-party "chorus"

　　On March 27, 1906, in front of the Xianghuotang, Dongwang Village, Shengxian County (now Shengzhou), several floor-to-ceiling singers borrowed four rice buckets as a base, laid the door panels, and performed small plays such as "Ten Pieces Tou" and "Ni Feng Fancha", etc. Yue Opera (originally called "Xiaogeban") was born.

　　In Yingying Yanyan's accent, one song ended, another scene started again, and the audience continued to applaud... This is the vigor and vitality of Yue Opera at the beginning of reform and opening up.

　　"In the 1980s, the simple stage was surrounded by men, women, young and old. Xiaobaihua in Yue Opera was like a popular singer nowadays. It was hard to get a ticket for the performance." Shi Lianghua, secretary of the Party branch of Shengzhou Private Opera Troupe, recalled the grand occasion of Yue Opera at that time. "At that time, Yue opera was the common joy of the three generations of old, middle and youth."

　　He said frankly that for more than a hundred years, Yue Opera has not only enjoyed the joy of being sought after, but also experienced a downturn.

After the 21st century, especially in the context of China's vigorous promotion of the excellent Chinese traditional culture, the Yue Opera market has become more and more warm.

According to statistics, before the new crown epidemic, Shengzhou private theater troupes performed about 30,000 times a year.

　　In order to protect the prosperity of Yue Opera in the "Era of Opera Fans", Shengzhou not only promoted the "Internet + Yue Opera" online, and built a Chinese Yue Opera fan network, it has also established more than 150 "Love and Yue Opera Stations" worldwide offline, condensing many hobbies of Yue Opera. The young people of the century have made the audience of Century Yueyin wider and wider.

　　Xu Jianyi, secretary of the CPC Shengzhou Municipal Party Committee, said that over the years, the local government has introduced support policies with "ten ones" as the main content, exploring new models for training talents in Yue opera, and creating a series of "Fragrant Snow", "Charming Yue Opera", and "Love in the Walnut Tree". "" and other high-quality dramas, the local professional force of Yue Opera is getting stronger and stronger.

Cross-Border Art Circle: From Single Deduction to Diversity

　　Analyzing the evolution of Yue Opera, there are both vertical historical inheritance and horizontal cross-border innovation.

　　Ancient poems, games, micro-films, facial masks... As a traditional Chinese opera, Yue Opera has also become a "cross-boundary master" under the guidance of many "Yue Opera people", showing a diverse and diverse heritage.

　　"Look up at the bright moon, look down at the hometown..." Along with the melodious and melodious tunes, more than a dozen Xiao Meihua from the Yue Opera Chorus of Chengnan Primary School in Shengzhou City are singing "Quiet Night Thoughts" in the singing of the Zhu School of Yue Opera.

　　In order to make this traditional art agitate the "juvenile circle" in a lighter form, in December 2015, the school invited the famous composer and professor of Nanjing University of the Arts Xie Zihua to compose 14 ancient poems on Yue opera tunes, named "Yue Yun" Ancient poems".

　　"Yue Opera has many forms of dissemination, but it is very difficult for students to deeply cultivate their hearts. The'Yueyun Ancient Poems' with ancient poems as words and Yueyin as the tone have opened up a new path." Zhou Shaoying, principal of Chengnan Primary School in Shengzhou, confessed, "Yue "Yun Ancient Poems" retains the traditional Chinese character and singing of Yue Opera, refreshes students' understanding of Yue Opera and improves their acceptance.

　　Yue Opera is not only lingering on campus, but also in a special form, "out of the circle" in online games or film and television circles.

For example, in the popular mobile game "Glory of the King", there are game "skins" with the theme of Peking Opera and Yue Opera.

　　"The mission of culture lies in inheritance, and the life of culture lies in innovation." Xu Jianyi said that the local area has also developed Yue opera research and study tour products with new ideas, new models and new carriers of integrated development of cultural and tourism, and created a cultural and creative IP with Yue opera elements.

　　He said that in the future, Shengzhou will continue to innovate the transformation methods of Yue Opera, and expand and transform the cultural value of Yue Opera through various forms such as "Yue Opera + Calligraphy", "Yue Opera + Beauty".

Shengzhou commemorates the 115th anniversary of the birth of Yue Opera.

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　Watch in the New Era: Promote the declaration of human intangible cultural heritage masterpieces

　　In the new period of historical opportunity, why does Yue Opera continue to prosper?

　　China's "14th Five-Year Plan" outline proposes to inherit and promote the excellent Chinese traditional culture, and strengthen the systematic protection of important cultural and natural heritage and intangible cultural heritage.

This has pointed out the direction for the inheritance and development of Yue Opera.

　　A few days ago, Shengzhou held the 115th anniversary of the birth of Yue Opera and the 20th Shengzhou·Chinese Folk Yue Opera Festival.

In addition to fans enjoying the "cloud" performances, the local area also initiated the formation of the "Working Alliance for Promoting the Declaring of the Representative Works of Shaoxing Opera for the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity".

　　Compared with the past development trend of "fragmented" inheritance, "application for heritage" adds more footnotes to the future of Yue Opera.

　　Judging from the “Working Alliance Initiative to Promote the Application of the Representative Works of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Mankind for Yue Opera” released locally, it has launched eight initiatives in terms of deepening consensus, displaying value, orderly protection, and living inheritance.

Pan Qifu, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Shengzhou Municipal Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department, said that “promoting the application of Yue Opera as a masterpiece of human intangible cultural heritage is an important part of promoting the inheritance and development of Yue Opera in the new era."

　　Jiang Zhongqi, deputy director of culture and art of Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Culture and Tourism Development, believes that Yue Opera is not only the name card of Shengzhou, but also the name card of Zhejiang and China. “Applying for Heritage” is the need for inheritance, protection and development of Yue Opera.

　　Wu Fenghua, a national first-class actor and second-time winner of the Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award, also expects that the future audience of Yue Opera will be wider, the subject matter updated, and talents will come out in large numbers. "I hope that through various media, Yue Opera can go to the world." Finish)