Pu opera
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Native name | Puju | ||||||
Etymology | From Pu Prefecture (Puzhou) | ||||||
Other names | Puzhou clapper opera | ||||||
Chinese | 蒲州梆子 | ||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Púzhōu bāngzǐ | ||||||
Major region | Southern Shanxi (area around Yuncheng) | ||||||
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Topolect | Mandarin Chinese (Central Plains Mandarin) | ||||||
Tune system | Bangzi | ||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 蒲劇 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 蒲剧 | ||||||
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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.
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