Legend of the White Snake, Nanjing, 3 October 2019
Native name
Wuju
Other names
Jinhua opera
Traditional Chinese
金華戲
Simplified Chinese
金华戏
Hanyu Pinyin
Jīnhuáxì
Origin
Qing dynasty
Major region
Central Zhejiang, Northeastern Jiangxi
Typical instruments
Dizi
Suona
Banhu
Drum
Topolect
Wu Chinese (Jinhua dialect)
Tune system
Yiyangqiang
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
婺劇
Simplified Chinese
婺剧
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Wùjù
Wuju (Chinese: 婺剧; pinyin: Wùjù), also known as Jinhua opera, is a form of Chinese opera from Jinhua, in the eastern province of Zhejiang, China. It is also performed in Lishui, Linhai, Jiande, Chun'an, Zhejiang, as well as in northeastern Jiangxi province, in cities such as Yushan, Shangrao, Guixi, Boyang, and Jingdezhen.[1] It is named for Wuzhou (婺州), an ancient name for Jinhua.
There are eleven Wuju troupes in eastern China.[2][3]
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^"Wujiang opera comes to Beijing". eBeijing. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011.
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