Taiwan Opera Study

The culture of Henan-Drama is the succession and development of the Heluo Culture. The culture of Taiwan-Henan-Drama is the main bond of connecting the national sense and the complex of home village.Taiwan-Henan-Drama has a history of more than fifty years, handing down from generation to generation. From beginning formation of the pieces and conquering various difficulties to integrating strengths of all parties and supporting jointly cultural mission and to hundred flowers blooming and talented persons emerging, Taiwan-Henan-Drama contributed a lot to the spreading of Zhongyuan Culture and the continuing of Henan Drama. At the beginning of 1990s, cultural exchange of the two sides of Taiwan Strait enhanced the communication and emotional connection of compatriots. In the same time, it poured new vigor and vitality into the developing of Taiwan-Henan-Drama. In 2003, the celebration of the FEIMA opera troupe' s fiftieth anniversary pushed the exchange and collaboration of the two sides to a new height and unveiled a new era for the development of Henan Drama.Because of the historical reasons, Taiwan has been separated from the Chinese mainland for a long time, and this made the circumstances of Taiwan-Henan-Drama' s development unsuitable. However, she survived , outstood from a number of local dramas and became the largest one. It is estimated that she will be the largest drama (including China Drama) . What are the rooted reasons for this? I think, in addition to the people' s unremitting efforts in the culture succession, attempts to develop and expand new viewers and with the help of the people concerned from the Chinese mainland, more important reasons are: firstly, Taiwan origined from the Chinese mainland, compatriots of the two sides are same in culture , seed, ancestor and origin; secondly, Henan-Drama art rooted in...