Originating from folk songs, the flower-drum opera has gradually developed into its current performance form with a female and a clown singing and dancing.
On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month is the Duanwu Festival, or the Dragon Boat Festival. It is celebrated everywhere in China. The dragon boat race originated in Yueyang city, Hunan and is very popular in the province.
The "crying marriage song" is a folk song originating from the Tujia people. According to their customs, brides begin to cry a month before the wedding day using various words.
