Characteristics of Cixi's Drama

Cixi's dramas are mainly Yao Ju's. This is a local opera "Beach Spring" sung in Yuyao dialect. Its predecessor was "Yuyao Tanquan", which was once called "Ying Ge Opera". Originated in the first half of18th century and formed in the middle of18th century, it was born out of Que Dongdong, vernacular guy and other local folk rap arts and folk songs and dances such as car lights, dry boats and tea baskets. It starts in Yuyao, East Zhejiang, in the middle and west of Cixi, and east of Cao 'e River in Shangyu.