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Min opera (simplified Chinese:闽剧;traditional Chinese:閩劇;pinyin:Mǐnjù;Foochow Romanized: Mìng-kiŏk), also calledFuzhou drama (Chinese:福州戲;pinyin:Fúzhōuxì;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Hok-chiu-hì; Foochow Romanized: Hók-ciŭ-hié), is one of the major forms of traditionalopera inFujian Province. It enjoys great popularity inFuzhou and surrounding regions in Fujian where theFuzhou dialect is spoken, as well as inTaiwan andIndonesia,Malaysia,Singapore andBrunei. Min opera had been evolving for over 300 years before becoming established in the early twentieth century.
A variety of Min opera called Beilu opera (also calledLuantan), is popular in theEastern Min region ofShouning County, nearZhejiang.
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