Huangmei

Huangmei County falls under the administration of Huanggang (黃冈) 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. 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.