Yuju

Yuju opera (Chinese: 豫剧; pinyin: Yùjù), formerly known as Henan bangzi (Chinese: 河南梆子; pinyin: Hénán Bāngzi), is one of China's famous national opera forms, alongside Peking opera and Pingju opera. Henan Province is the origin of Yuju opera. Henan's one-character abbreviation is "豫" (yù), and thus the opera style was officially named "豫剧" (Yùjù) after the founding of the People's Republic of China. The area where Yuju opera is most commonly performed is in the region surrounding the Yellow River and Huai River. According to statistical figures, Yuju opera was the leading opera genre in terms of the number of performers and troupes. Outside of Henan, provinces such as Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shandong, Hebei, Beijing, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Taiwan all have professional Yuju opera troupes.