Birthplace of Yue Opera (Historic Site)

Birthplace of Yue Opera (Historic Site)

The birthplace of Yue Opera is a cultural relic protection unit of Zhejiang Province.

The birthplace of Yue Opera is located in Ganlin Town, Shengzhou City, dating back to the Qing Dynasty and the Republican era.

Shijia’ao in Ganlin Town, Shengzhou, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, is the birthplace of Chinese Yue Opera. Many great Yue Opera artists, including Yuan Xuefen and Fu Chuanxiang, originated from here. Known as the hometown of Yue Opera, Shengzhou, Zhejiang, is the birthplace of this traditional Chinese opera, famed for being the “birthplace of a century-old Yue Opera, along the millennia-old Shanyin Creek on the Tang Poetry Trail, and the site of the ten-thousand-year-old Little Huangshan cultural heritage.” This area is an important node on the Tang Poetry Trail of Eastern Zhejiang. The late calligraphy master Wang Xizhi spent his final years in seclusion here. The region has also produced many notable figures, including Ma Yinchu, a renowned economist, educator, and demographer; Ren Guang, a revolutionary musician; Zheng Wuchang, a landscape painter; Yuan Xuefen, a celebrated Yue Opera performer; and Ma Xiaochun, a national Go champion. In 1990, the first specialized opera museum in China—the Yue Opera Museum—was established here. Key historical structures in the development of Yue Opera, such as the Chenghuang Temple, the Xianghuotang Hall in Dongwang Village, the ancient Shijia’ao opera stage, the former site of the Sijichun Opera Troupe, and the former residences of several veteran artists, have been restored.

On January 7, 2011, it was designated as part of the sixth batch of cultural relic protection units of Zhejiang Province.

Ganlin Town: A town under the jurisdiction of Shengzhou City. Established as Ganlin Town in 1956, it was reorganized as the Taoyuan Management Area of Ganlin Commune in 1958, changed back to Taoyuan Commune in 1961, and reverted to town status in 1981. Located in the southwestern part of the city, it is 12 kilometers from downtown Shengzhou. Covering an area of 62 square kilometers, it has a population of 49,000. Provincial highways Shengyi and Shaogan intersect within the town. The town administers Ganlin First Village, Ganlin Second Village, Taoyuan, Ya Shen, Jiangjia, Yuancun, Meijianqiao, Xingwang, Yujiafei, Zhaojia, Dongwang, Wujiatian, Dongshan, Shenjia, Dongmei, Huangshengtang, Shangwang, Tongjia, Dongquan, Yinjia, Gaojian, Siquan, Dafeikou, Qijia, … For more detailed information about Ganlin Town, click ++

Further Reading:

· Sixth Batch of Cultural Relic Protection Units of Zhejiang Province