Investigation and Research on the Artistic Characteristics of Tea-Leaf Picking Opera in Northern Guangdong and Its Current Situation*

Abstract

As a national intangible culture heritage, the Hakka Tea-leaf Picking Opera in northern Guangdong has formed an artistic feature of "Sanzi". Through the investigation to some Tea-leaf Picking Operas in Nanxiong, Wongyuan etc. of Shaoguan City, it is easy to find that with remarkable achievements, Hakka Tea-leaf Picking Opera still faces the crisis of lack of talents, shrinking market, insufficient government support and social attention. According to this, the importance strategy of the system is put forward to be used as reference by the relevant management department. Keywords-Tea-leaf Picking Opera; current existence; investigation and research *Fund: 1. Achievements of the 2019 college students' innovation and entrepreneurship training project "Investigation and Research on Tea-leaf Picking Opera in northern Guangdong" (S201910576044). 2. Shaoguan social science planning project in 2019 "study on the translation of classical opera into English based on functional approachesa brief discussion on Liao Yan's plays and their translation" (Z2019007).

Exploring the Evolution and Cultural Significance of Guangdong Lion Dance in Chinese Traditional Culture

“…The Guangdong Lion Dance uses unique folk craft items such as lion heads, lion costumes, and dancers' attire as its primary props. The spirit, martial arts proficiency, and performance skills of the dancers form various performance routines of the Lion Dance, creating an auspicious and lively atmosphere that meets the needs of various folk customs (Chao, 2023). On May 20, 2006, with the approval of the State Council, the Guangdong Lion Dance was listed in the first batch of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage.…”