1. Hunan Qi Opera

The most widely circulated local drama in Shaoyang is Qi Opera. Qi Opera is one of the major local dramas in Hunan. It is also called Qiyang Troupe. It was called "Qiyang Opera" in the early years of the Republic of China and "Chunan Opera" in the late Qing Dynasty. It got its name because it was formed in Qiyang.

2. Shaoyang Flower Drum Opera

Shaoyang Flower Drum Opera was formerly known as "Huagu". Hunan folk drama originated in Shaoyang County in the old days. It was called Shaoyang Flower Drum Opera in the 1950s. It is mainly popular in Shaoyang City and Shaodong, Xinshao, Shaoyang, Longhui, Dongkou, Xinhua and other counties and cities. It uses Baohe style opera of Qi Opera combined with Shaoyang local language as the stage language.

In the 1950s, it was named "Shaoyang Flower Drum Opera". The music of Shaoyang Flower Drum Opera originated from local folk songs and ditties. During its development, it was influenced by Qi Opera music, religious music and rap music. The performance style is humorous, lively, bright and clear. ?

3. Baoqing Bamboo Carving

Baoqing Bamboo Carving is a folk craft that combines appreciation and practicality, emerging from practical bamboo crafts. On May 20, 2006, this heritage was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists.

4. Tantou New Year Pictures

Tantou New Year Pictures are the only handmade woodblock watermarked New Year pictures in Hunan Province. They are produced in Longhui Tantou Town, Shaoyang. The Longhui Tantou New Year paintings were formed in the Li Shimin era of the Tang Dynasty and have a history of more than 1,300 years. Gao Lamei, the last generation successor, created 29 versions of New Year pictures, including one version of "Mouse Marriage".

Extended information:

Shaoyang City is located in the southwest of central Hunan and the upper reaches of the Zijiang River. Since ancient times, it has been a transportation fortress that "controls Yunnan and Guizhou at the top and Changheng at the bottom." Traffic is smooth and brilliant.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Baoqing Fucheng became a water and land hub and an important town in central Hunan based on the golden waterway of Zijiang River and several post roads; during the Republic of China, the main line of the Hunan-Guizhou Highway ran through the territory, and Shaoyang County became a hub for commodities and supplies in the southeast and southwest. Transshipment hub.

In December 2002, the Tanshao Expressway was officially opened to traffic, and Shaoyang entered the expressway era. In December 2014, Shaoyang North High-speed Railway Station was put into use, and Shaoyang entered the era of high-speed railway.

In September 2016, Gong Wenmi, Secretary of the Shaoyang Municipal Party Committee and Director of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress, proposed at the 11th Party Congress that Shaoyang would implement the "two centers and one hub" strategy to build Hunan Provincial deputy center, central and southwestern Hunan economic and cultural center, and national regional transportation hub.

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