Yangzhou opera

Yangzhou opera (Chinese: 扬剧; pinyin: Yángjù; lit.

Its popularity has spread to Zhenjiang and Nanjing in Jiangsu, as well as Shanghai and parts of Anhui province.

[1] It made the first national intangible cultural heritage list in 2006.

[2] Its origins dates to the Kangxi Emperor's reign.

It has more character types now, but still only two singing styles, male and female.