Wu opera
Form of Chinese opera
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Wuju (Chinese: 婺剧; pinyin: Wùjù), also known as Jinhua opera, is a form of Chinese opera from Jinhua in central Zhejiang province, east-central 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.
| Wu opera | |||||||
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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 | ||||||
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| Topolect | Wu Chinese (Jinhua dialect) | ||||||
| Tune system | Yiyangqiang | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 婺劇 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 婺剧 | ||||||
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