"Old Skool" Yueju

Yueju has been around for a century already. Since the 50s when Yuan Xuefen started her own style of singing, many other her peers followed suit, and then started a revolution in Yueju. In present day, Yueju has already shed its "regional opera" status and became one of the major opera genres in Chinese culture.

However, in recent years, there has been growing concern within the Chinese opera circle of trying to preserve the traditional style of Yueju opera, which can no longer be found in major cities like Shanghai, but still triving in small towns and rural areas.

Below here is a portion of a traditional Yueju opera show performed in the traditional style by an unknown troupe in recent years. The relevant authorities had originally wanted to archive 100 of such shows in the form of VCDs, but due to lack of fundings, the project was stopped after producing about 30 odd shows.