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Pu opera

Native name

Puju

Etymology

From Pu Prefecture (Puzhou)

Other names

Puzhou clapper opera

Púzhōu bāngzǐ

Major region

Southern Shanxi (area around Yuncheng)

Typical instruments

Mandarin Chinese (Central Plains Mandarin)

Bangzi

Chinese name

Traditional Chinese

Simplified Chinese

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Pújù

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.

External links

Video

Puju video

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