Huagu Opera
01 · Historical Records
Drawing on the Hubei volume of the Annals of Chinese Xiqu and local Xiangyang materials, Xiangyang huaguxi's embryo was the “two-small play”, later developing banqiang music under the influence of Qing opera, erhuang and Hubei yuediao and becoming capable of grand plays with many roles; before 1949 there were more than a hundred “year-round troupes” and “seasonal troupes” throughout Xiangfan, and in 1950 civil accompaniment was added and women actors appeared, bringing fresh vitality to the genre.
02 · Core Techniques & Process
Xiangyang huaguxi circulates in the Xiangfan area of Hubei. Its embryo was the “two-small play”, later developing banqiang music under the influence of Qing opera, erhuang and Hubei yuediao and becoming capable of grand plays with many roles. Its vocal styles are of four kinds—tao qiang, han qiang, siping qiang and cai qiang—all accompanied by drum and gong; with both the ringing roughness of the north and the fineness and gentleness of the south, it provides detailed material for studying the operatic music of north and south China. Its commonly performed plays include The White-Haired Girl, Yipin Xiang and The Legend of Song Yu.
The White-Haired Girl
One of the commonly performed plays of Xiangyang huaguxi.
Yipin Xiang
One of the commonly performed plays of Xiangyang huaguxi.
The Legend of Song Yu
One of the commonly performed plays of Xiangyang huaguxi, a long-running representative work.
03 · Regional Records & Related Items
Xiangyang huaguxi has distinctive musical features and a strong regional character; influenced by both southern and northern culture it has both the ringing roughness of the north and the fineness and gentleness of the south, providing detailed material for studying the operatic music of north and south China.
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04 · Cultural Value & Contemporary Safeguarding
The inheritor is dignified in appearance and generous on stage with a broad, bright and sweet voice and especially creative in articulation, using scientific methods of voice production and, according to his own gifts, taking in all quarters and letting feeling lead the singing; his singing is plain and round, his performance bright and sincere with clear enunciation and mellow flavour, attending to a character's feeling and striving for both voice and feeling, with thought-provoking artistic charm. Fine in performance and apt in every gesture, natural and unaffected in movement, he has performed more than two hundred plays and programmes, among which Such representative plays as Pan Fu Suo Fu, The Legend of Song Yu, Ren Changxia and Delivering Manure are long-running. Having begun work in 1970 and studied under Luo Shouzheng, the fourth-generation transmitter of Xiangyang huaguxi, the students he has trained have now become the pillars of the Xiangyang huaguxi troupe.
05 · Associated Representative Bearers
Representative bearers recorded under this item, organized by national nomination batch:
- Lvjinling 03-1119
- Zhou Qinquan 03-1120
- Chixiuyun 03-1121
- Yang Yuping 03-1122
- Yang Jiane 03-1123
- Pan Aifang 04-1684
- Yang Xiaolan 04-1685
- Ouyang Juewen 04-1686
- Zhou Yuling 05-2440
- Wei Guifeng 05-2441
- Wan Baoying 05-2442
- Cengmeiling 05-2443
- Hu Ruishi 05-2444
- Du Meishuang 05-2445
- Liao Hanmei 05-2446
- Li Xiaojia 05-2447
- Li Saijian
- Liu Liurong
- He Xiangan
06 · Authoritative Sources & Bibliography
Sources
China Intangible Cultural Heritage Network (ihchina.cn)
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