Yangzhou opera

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Yangzhou opera ({{zh|c=扬剧|p=Yángjù|l=Yang opera}}) is a form of Chinese opera from Yangzhou in Jiangsu province. Its popularity has spread to Zhenjiang and Nanjing in Jiangsu, as well as Shanghai and parts of Anhui province.{{cite book|chapter=Yangzhou Opera|title=Historical Dictionary of Chinese Theater|last=Ye|first=Tan|year=2008|publisher=The Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-5514-4|page=372}} It made the first national intangible cultural heritage list in 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.chinaheritagequarterly.org/007/features/501_firstlist.pdf|title=SECOND LIST OF INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE, TOTALLING 518 ITEMS, ISSUED BY THE STATE COUNCIL, 20 MAY 2006|website=China Heritage Quarterly|access-date=6 April 2020}}

Its origins dates to the Kangxi Emperor's reign. In the beginning, it had only two character types, a clown (Chou role) and a woman (Dan role). It has more character types now, but still only two singing styles, male and female.{{cite web|title=扬剧|url=http://222.197.182.67:1168/indexengine/entry_browse.cbs?db=dbk2&no=51464&indexval=%D1%EF%BE%E7#|language=zh|publisher=Encyclopedia of China|access-date=6 April 2020}}