We have analysed the questionnaires sent to us online, let's see how much you know about Yu Opera and what you think about the future development of Yu Opera!

Q1: How often do you listen to Yu Opera?

Analysis: 80% of the people surveyed in the questionnaire are from Henan, but only 31% of them listen to Yu Opera more often than once a year, indicating that even among the people of Henan, the rate of Yu Opera's popularity is not high.

Q2: How did you get in touch with Yu Opera?

Analysis: From the survey results, most people are in touch with Yu Opera through TV, followed by temple fairs, while the internet promotion, which is popular nowadays, does not dominate.

Q3: What Yu Opera have you heard about?

Analysis: As far as the familiar Yu Opera is concerned, some of the plays are well known, such as Mu Guiying Takes Command and Hua Mulan, Chaoyang Gou, and so on. However, this also reveals that although we have a lot of classic plays, there is a lack of innovation and innovative attention-grabbing plays.

Q4: What famous Yu Opera artists have you heard about?

Analysis: Only Chang Xiangyu and Ma Jinfeng, Yan Lipin are better known as famous Yu opera artists, as well as Xiao Xiangyu. It shows that the star effect in Yu opera is not enough to attract more audience. Firstly, it is because there are fewer famous Yu Opera artists, and secondly, there is not enough motivation for famous artists to lead the development of Yu Opera nowadays.

Q5: Do you think the development of Yu Opera has encountered difficulties? If so, what difficulties?

Analysis: Most people think that the development of Yu opera has encountered difficulties. And we have different views on the reasons for the decline of Yu opera, some of them think it is the reason of the subject matter, some think it is the problem of the form, and some think it has to do with the low degree of inheritance by young people. Other proposed reasons are: lack of Yu opera talents, young people are busy at work, rarely watch TV, it is difficult to come into contact with the opera, lack of understanding, the current performance of the opera lack of new themes with modern elements of the repertoire. All these reasons have some truth in them.

Q6：What ways do you think Yu Opera can achieve better development?

Analysis: Most people felt that more non-locals should be made aware of the history and singing style of Yu Opera and have more opportunities to appreciate it through special tourist visit programmes.Others felt that theatre performances are more useful with online new media communication because young people prefer to learn about all kinds of things through the internet.