Pu opera
Pu opera | |
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Native name | Puju |
Etymology | From Pu Prefecture (Puzhou) |
Other names | Puzhou clapper opera |
Major region | Southern Shanxi (area around Yuncheng) |
Typical instruments | |
Topolect | Mandarin Chinese (Central Plains Mandarin) |
Tune system | Bangzi |
Pu opera, also known as Puzhou clapper opera, is a variety of Chinese opera from southern Shanxi, China. It is closely related to qinqiang.
It is a very old art form, and makes use of very wide linear intervals.