page_title: Taiwanese opera
hierarchical_section_title: Taiwanese opera
caption_attribution_description: English: Ghost Festival Ritual（Taiwanese Ke-Tse opera）
context_page_description: Taiwanese opera commonly known as Ke-Tse opera or Hokkien opera, is the traditional drama form originated in Taiwan. The language used is a stylised combination of both literary and colloquial registers of Taiwanese Hokkien. Its earliest form adopted elements of folk songs from Zhangzhou, Fujian, China. The story elements are traditionally based on folk tales of the southern Fujian region, though in recent years stories are increasingly set in Taiwan locales. Taiwanese opera was later exported to other Hokkien-speaking areas.
  Taiwanese opera is considered as the embodiment of Taiwanese history and tradition because the political identity crisis of Taiwan shaped its development.
context_section_description: Taiwanese opera (Chinese: 歌仔戲; pinyin: gēzǎixì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koa-á-hì; lit.: 'Song Drama') commonly known as Ke-Tse opera or Hokkien opera, is the traditional drama form originated in Taiwan. The language used is a stylised combination of both literary and colloquial registers of Taiwanese Hokkien. Its earliest form adopted elements of folk songs from Zhangzhou, Fujian, China. The story elements are traditionally based on folk tales of the southern Fujian region, though in recent years stories are increasingly set in Taiwan locales. Taiwanese opera was later exported to other Hokkien-speaking areas.
  Taiwanese opera is considered as the embodiment of Taiwanese history and tradition because the political identity crisis of Taiwan shaped its development.
caption: A Taiwanese opera group who performing on Ghost Festival
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