| Pu opera | |||||||
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| Native name | Puju | ||||||
| Etymology | From Pu Prefecture (Puzhou) | ||||||
| Other names | Puzhou clapper opera | ||||||
| Chinese | 蒲州梆子 | ||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Púzhōu bāngzǐ | ||||||
| Major region | Southern Shanxi (area around Yuncheng) | ||||||
| Typical instruments | |||||||
| Topolect | Mandarin Chinese (Central Plains Mandarin) | ||||||
| Tune system | Bangzi | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 蒲劇 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 蒲剧 | ||||||
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Pu opera, also known as Puzhou clapper opera, is a variety of Chinese opera from southern Shanxi, China. It is closely related to qinqiang.
It is a very old art form, and makes use of very wide linear intervals.