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Cantonese Opera
Dating back to the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning or the Qing Dynasty, Cantonese opera merges the characteristics of Northern Chinese and Cantonese folk songs and is the local music of Guangzhou£®Such operas are normally based on stories or themes from history anti legend which are performed in easily understandable Cantonese. Opera is also a very popular art from in neighbouring Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau because of its strongly Ninan cultural characteristics. Wandering through Guangzhou's many parks, you will frequently come upon local residents putting on semi private live shows. |
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