Maoqiang Opera

Maoqiang Opera : This opera form originated in the Qianlong years of he Qing Dynasty and started as a story-telling art form. Artists of later-generations combined this art with the 'Haimao Aria' from northern Jiangsu to form a new art form called “Maozhou Drum”  In 1949,  it was renamed as “Maoqiang Opera”. Now it has a repertoire of over 120 theatrical plays.