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.