For the letter H - Huangmei Opera
2014 - China - Arts & Culture
Designer: Zhang Wang
Released on 6 July 2014, the picture on this stamp is entitled "The Emperor's Female Son-in-Law". This is one of the grand plays staged for the Huangmei Opera. Huangmei Opera traced its origins from 200 years ago in the rural parts of China, among which are Anhui, Hubei, and Jiangxi provinces. The costumes used in the plays are less extravagant as compared to other forms of Chinese opera. The focus was more on the tone and the beautiful singing. Storylines mirrored reality and that's why it has won the hearts of the audience. Huangmei Opera is in the list of China's national intangible cultural heritage.
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Very cool!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this today - I've never heard of this style of opera.
ReplyDeleteChinese opera's visual nature always lends itself well to stamps, love these. That wacky title intrigued so I looked it up, the plot has everything thrown at it, a good night out I think. Glad you feel able to restart Postcards for the Weekend.
ReplyDeleteI always love the subtle details in Chinese stamp! These are just beautiful as most of what has China post issued
ReplyDeleteso elegant. would be awesome to watch the opera one day
ReplyDeleteNew to me too. Superb design.
ReplyDeleteI always find it challenging to find details of Chinese stamps, so thank you for this!
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