A Study of Anqing(安庆)Mandarin in Huangmei(黄梅)Opera
Huangmei(黄梅)opera originated from the tea picking song of Huangmei(黄梅)in Hubei(湖北)Province.It is a small folk opera formed in the adjacent areas of Anhui(安徽),Hubei(湖北)and Jiangxi(江西)provinces during the Daoguang(道光)period of the Qing(清)Dynasty.One of them gradually moved eastward to the Anqing(安庆)area centered on Huaining(怀宁)county,Anhui(安徽)Province,and was infiltrated by Anqing(安庆)dialect and folk songs,forming a unique stage language of Huangmei(黄梅)Opera:Anqing(安庆)Mandarin.Anqing(安庆)Mandarin is very distinctive in terms of pronunciation,vocabulary and grammar,and there are certain differences from Anqing(安庆)dialect.Anqing(安庆)Mandarin helps the inheritance of Huangmei(黄梅)Opera.Huangmei(黄梅)Opera is an important way to protect Anqing(安庆)Mandarin.Therefore,a new path for the protection of local operas and dialects is proposed:to protect local dialects through the dissemination of local operas,and to help the development of local operas through local dialects.