Culture and Entertainments

Nanyin ( the Southern Music)

南音

Nanyin(the Southern Music) also called Nanqu or Nanguan formed in the end of the Tang dynasty and the Five Dynasties now popularizes in Quanzhou, Xiamen, the southeast Asian countries and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions. It is a kind of China’s worthy ancient music.

Liyuan Opera 梨园戏       

Liyuan Opera is a local drama very popular in the area where people speak Minnanhua (South Fujian dialect).It is one of the ancient dramas survival of today in china. Its performance is particular and exquisite. The music with 'Quanzhou accent' sounds very sweet.  

Marionette 木偶戏       

“Galei” opera is the local name of marionette. It is one of the oldest plays in China, each wooden image is controlled by 16 to 36 strings. The performance is lovel , vivid and humorous

Gaojia Opera 高甲戏         

It is a local drama growing out of the folk recreational performance. The crown performance more or less follows the performance of the marionette. The music voices of “nanyi” make people feel fresh and new 

Dacheng Opera 打城戏        

 It is a local opera developed from the monks’and the Taoist priests’ performance in doing Buddhist services or Taoist rite in quanzhou