
Yu Opera is the most important local opera in Henan, China. Because of the large population migration caused by the civil war in 1949, Yu Opera went from Henan to Vietnam, and finally moved to Taiwan and took root in Taiwan. Today, Yu Opera has become a Taiwanese Yu Opera, with traditions, innovations, homesickness and local presence.
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