Fengyang Flower Drums, Chaohu Folk Songs, Bengbu Flower Drum Lanterns, Yuexi Gaoqiang, Huizhou Mulian Opera, etc.
1. Bengbu Flower Drum Lantern,
Huagu Lantern, a traditional dance in Bengbu City, Fengtai County and Yingshang County, Anhui Province, is one of the national intangible cultural heritages. Flower drum lantern is a folk dance type among the Han nationality that perfectly combines dance, lantern songs, gong and drum music, episodic two (three) dances and emotional group dances. According to historical data, flower drum lanterns originated from the Xia Dynasty at the earliest and the Song Dynasty at the latest.
2. Chaohu Folk Songs
Located in the middle of Anhui Province, surrounded by the Jinjiang River, there are "Hexian ape-man" sites dating back 3 to 400,000 years ago, proving that this place was once the center of China. One of the birthplaces of culture. Along with the ancient history of Chaohu, Chaohu folk songs have experienced an evolution process from simplicity to complexity, from singleness to diversity, and have been sung to this day.
3. Fengyang Flower Drum
Fengyang Flower Drum is also known as "Flower Drum", "Flower Drum", "Flower Drum Small Gong", "Double Drum", etc. Fengyang Flower Drum originated from Linhuai County, Fengyang Prefecture (now the eastern part of Fengyang County) is a traditional folk performing art that integrates folk art, singing and dancing, but the rap performance in the form of folk art is the most important and famous.
4. Yuexi Gaoqiang
Yuexi Gaoqiang is an ancient and rare local opera in Yuexi County, Anqing City, Anhui Province. It is the legacy of the ancient Qingyang tune that was popular throughout the country during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. It has a history of more than 400 years. According to historical records, Qingyang tune was introduced to Yuexi by literati and merchants in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Rural scholars gathered to teach Gao tune in private schools and formed groups to become active among the people.
5. Huizhou Mulian Opera
Huizhou Mulian Opera is one of the ancient traditional operas in Huizhou. The story of Mulian rescuing his mother was first recorded in Buddhist classics. In the Ming Dynasty, Zheng Zhizhen, a native of Qingxi, Qimen, used opera to promote Buddhism, persuade people to do good, and correct the social atmosphere.