Fujian Nanyin

Paiziqu is a story-telling and ballad-singing opera using its basic, either using the repetition of one tune name or the joining of a number of tune names. It is popular all over China such as Danxian paiziqu in Beijing, bajiaogu in Henan qu in Henan, Shaanxi qu in Shaanxi, Lanzhou guzi in Gansu, Qinghai pingxian in Qinghai, Yangzhou dagu in Jiangsu, Jiangxi qingyin injiangxi, Fujian nanyin in Fujian, Sichuan qingyin in Sichuan, Hubei ditty in Hubei, Changyang nanqu in Jiangsu, Hunan sixian in Hunan, Guangxi wenchang in Guangxi, and song-and-dance duet ofHeilongjiangJilin , and Liaoning.

Having roots in changzhuan and zhugongdiao of Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty as well as and folk songs ofMing and Qing Dynasties, Paiziqu has developed into a genre with a multitude of scores and a rich repertoire of tune names. At the time of staging, the number of tune names utilized is determined depending on the story content and length. Every qu music enjoys a unique local flavor and style.