In his book The Origin of Huangmei Opera, Mr. Lu listed three legends about the origin of Huangmei Opera.
But there is no conclusion.
One of the legends: "Huangmei Opera was developed on the basis of Huaining Opera. ..... Whenever spring is planted and autumn is harvested, farmers are used to singing' Huaidiao Folk Songs' to celebrate the harvest of their labor. This beautiful and lyrical folk song minor is collectively called' Huaining Tune'. "
Legend 2: "... Huangmei Opera originated in Anqing, Anhui. In the past, every Huangmei season was often flooded, and farmers in the four townships would hold worship meetings at this time to pray for a bumper harvest. There were various song and dance performances at the meeting, and a form of opera based on this song and dance performance was named' Huangmei Tune' because it was related to Huangmei season. "
Legend 3: "Huangmei Opera originated from the folk song tune of Huangmei County, Hubei Province, that is, Huangmei tea-picking tune."
The latter statement is generally based on Mr. Lu's statement.
There are four popular sayings at present:
On Huangmei County, Hubei Province
Tang Jincheng (1890- 1980), a famous cross talk and ventriloquist, said in the article "Talking about Huangmei County and Huangmei Opera" published in the second supplement of Huangmei Opera Art (1989), "The opera is named after the county, and the county is named after the mountain" (Huangmei Huangmei county is also based on Huangmei tea-picking songs, and locals believe that Huangmei opera evolved from Huangmei tea-picking songs.
Second, Huaining County, Anhui Province
Bai Longju, vice president of Anhui Huangmei Opera Development Foundation, said that if "the opera is named after the county and the county is named after the mountain" and there is a Huangmei Mountain in Huangmei County, Hubei Province, it is said that "Huangmei Opera originated in Huangmei County", then there is also a Huangmei Mountain and two "Huangmei Mountains" in Huaining, Anhui Province. Which Huangmei Mountain is related to Huangmei Opera? Mr. Bai Longju further verified that the language and harmony of Huangmei Opera are based on Anqing and Huaining dialects, which are completely consistent with the folk songs of Huangmei Mountain in Huaining, but completely different from Huangmei County in Hubei Province. Therefore, he believes that Huangmei Opera originated from Huangmei Mountain in Huaining, Anhui Province, and the reasons and arguments are more convincing.
On Tongcheng County, Anhui Province
Huangmei Opera really became a kind of drama after a play "Fairy Couple" in Yan Fengying, Luoling Town, Tongcheng County became popular all over the country, inside and outside the Great Wall. Yan Fengying is the originator of Huangmei Opera, and the landscape, local conditions and customs of Luoling in Tongcheng (the suburb of Anqing) gave birth to this outstanding Huangmei Opera performer. Without Yan Fengying, there would be no contemporary Huangmei Opera. The local people think that the specific origin of Huangmei Opera can't be verified, but Yan Fengying turned those minor tunes and folk songs into a kind of opera, so Yan Fengying is the pioneer of Huangmei Opera, so the birthplace of Huangmei Opera should belong to Tongcheng, Anhui.
Four Views on susong county, Anhui
Mr. Linan Liao consulted the literature materials such as China Opera Annals, Huangmei County Annals and Susong County Annals, and found that Susong had more than a dozen firsts in the development history of Huangmei Opera. For example:
The first one specializes in Huangmei tea-picking drama. Since the mid-Ming Dynasty, Susong people have performed Huangmei tea-picking in Song Meiling Street on March 3rd every year.
He was the first person to write Huangmei opera into the couplet of Liaohe stage. During the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, local people wrote more than a dozen Huangmei opera scripts, such as "Sending Fragrant Tea" and "Sacrifice to the West Building", into couplets loved by the masses.
The first person to give an "official performance". Susong invited Huangmei Opera to perform in the official county town from Cao Ye in 1853, which was 8 1 year earlier than "Huangmei Opera entered Huangmei County in 1934" recorded in Huangmei County Records.
The first song officially named the popular Huangmei tea-picking song Huangmei Opera, and the name "Huangmei Opera" was officially recorded for the first time in Susong County Records 192 1 edition.
According to these records, Mr. Liao thinks that the birthplace of Huangmei Opera should belong to susong county. This statement has been strongly supported by the local government and has formed a craze in the local area.