Cantonese opera, a local drama of the Han nationality, was originally called Grand Opera or Guangdong Grand Opera, which originated from Southern Opera. 1522 to 1566 (Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty) began to appear in Guangdong and Guangxi, and it was a kind of performance art of kneading dough, musicians playing music, stage costumes and abstract forms. Every business of Cantonese opera has its own unique costumes. The language of the original performance was Zhongyuan phonology, also known as Opera House Mandarin. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, in order to publicize the revolution, intellectuals changed their singing language to Cantonese to make it easier for Cantonese people to understand. Cantonese opera was included in the first batch of 5 18 national intangible cultural heritage list published on May 20, 2006. On September 30, 2009, Cantonese opera was recognized by UNESCO and included in the list of intangible cultural heritage of mankind.

Cantonese opera is the largest local opera in Guangdong. Popular in Guangdong, Cantonese-speaking Guangxi, Hong Kong, Macao and places where overseas Chinese of Guangdong nationality live together. Originated from traditional Chinese opera tunes, it sprouted from musicians in the eight-tone class in the early years of Qing Daoguang. In the early stage of Tongzhi, the blind female artist "Shi Niang" inherited and matured. Later, it developed from playing singing to being accompanied by a band. The main musical instruments are Gao Hu, dulcimer, pipa, Qin Yue and suona.

Cantonese opera is a folk art sung in Cantonese, which is popular in Guangdong and Guangxi.

Guangzhou dialect areas such as Hong Kong and Macao, and spread to Southeast Asia, North America and other areas where overseas Chinese in Guangdong live in concentrated communities [1]. Cantonese opera is dominated by Hong Kong, Macao and Guangdong Province, and its popular areas are extremely extensive. Cantonese opera is sung in Cantonese dialect areas and overseas Chinese communities around the world. 2010May 18, the Ministry of Culture of China announced the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage recommended projects (newly selected projects). "Cantonese Opera" declared by Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province was selected as the category of Quyi project, with serial number 13.