What are the folk music in Hebei?
Hebei Bangzi evolved from Shaanxi Opera and Shanxi Bangzi, which were introduced to Hebei first and then in the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty. It is popular in Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Inner Mongolia and Northeast China, and also in some areas of Shandong and Henan. The tone is high and exciting, and it shows generous and tragic emotions. It belongs to the board cavity, and the main musical instruments are banhu and flute. There are more than 5 traditional plays, among which Golden Water Bridge, Du Shiniang, Butterfly Cup and Godson have great influence. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, there were nearly 2 fashion plays, but unfortunately they were rarely preserved. Tian Jiyun, Guo Baochen, Hou Junshan, Wei Liansheng and Liu Xikui are all famous actors in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and Northeast China. Pingju, which was formed by absorbing Beijing, Bangbang, Shadow Play and other musical performances on the basis of the counterpart lotus drops in Luanxian County, was called Pingqiang Bangzi or Bouncing in the early days. In 1912, Cheng Zhaocai and Yue Mingzhu performed Flowers as Media, Yang Sanjie's Complain and Wang Shaoan's Catch a Boat in Tangshan, which had great influence. Popular in rural areas of Hebei and all parts of Northeast China, later there were actresses, and they entered big cities of Beijing and Tianjin, which expanded their influence. After liberation, Xiao Bai Yushuang, Xin Fengxia and Han Shaoyun were deeply loved by the masses. Liu Qiaoer, Little Son-in-law and Qin Xianglian have become national repertoires, and Pingju has also become a major national drama. Local folk music such as the old tune, Sixian, Hahaha, Pingdiao, Luozi, Luantan, Xidiao, Siguxian, Huaidiao, Dingxian Yangko, Longyao Yangko and Yuxian Yangko. The cross-tone, upper four-tone, novel tone and so on, which were popular in Baoding area, are rarely seen at present. Tang Opera is still popular (in Tangshan).