Huangmei County (黄梅县; pinyin: Huángméi Xiàn) falls under the administration of Huanggang (黄冈市) city municipality in eastern Hubei Province, and is adjacent to Anhui Province.
Huangmei is famous for its tea and tea-picking songs, which evolved into Huangmei opera (黃梅戲 or 黃梅調; pinyin: Huángméixì or Huángméidiào). The opera was derived from "Caicha" (tea-picking — "cha" means "tea") tunes and folk ditties which people sang while picking tea. It is a combination of local folk songs, dances, and some ancient operas. Huangmei opera flourished in the 18th century to become one of the most famous traditional Chinese opera forms.
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