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You might have heard of Cantonese opera, but have you heard of Nanyin —Fujian’s traditional opera? Traditional Nanyin is performed by five people, 1 (compose) of one singer and four instrumentalists. The musicians play the dongxiao, nana, erxian, and sanxian. In 2009, Nanyin 2 (add) to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List.
3 (wander) the streets of Quanzhou, a historical port city, one will often hear slow, soft and pleasant melodies (曲调) coming from a newsstand on a street corner, a grocery store in a marketplace 4 a residential house with its door open.
That’s the sound of Nanyin, 5 ancient music style of Minnan, or southern Fujian Province, 6 can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty. One of the country’s oldest music styles, Nanyin (literally meaning “music of the south”) came into being and developed as the culture of central China spread to Quanzhou and integrated 7 local arts. 8 its melody was often associated with royal court music, it gradually changed to become part of local folk life, and was passed down from generation to generation. Nanyin became“the sounds of hometown and motherland” in the minds of many overseas Chinese who left Quanzhou.
It’s common for its fans 9 (collect) Nanyin albums, organize regional associations of Nanyin enthusiasts, hold salon (沙龙) and set up musical theaters. In Quanzhou alone, there are about 500 music associations devoted to Nanyin’s soft sounds, and more than a dozen festivals and competitions are held 10 (annual) both at home and abroad.