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Huai opera originated in the countryside of northern Jiangsu Province and developed in Shanghai metropolis. Huai opera is uniquely characterized by its roughness and simplicity. Therefore, it features both the country flavor of local operas and the modern flavor of urban life. There is a special group of people in Shanghai who love Huai opera and even crazy about it. Influenced by their parents since childhood, Sun Xiangshan's five siblings all like Huai opera. They gather together every week to sing Huai opera. They joked, "we don't need any other roles, because we brothers and sisters are enough to paly the roles." Shi yuee has sung Huai opera all her life. She particularly likes to turn on the radio to listen to Huai opera in the evening when the sentiment of sadness and bitterness from Huai opera floats slowly in the air against the dusk, which is very poetic. Ye Shuchen was born in a family of Huai Opera. His collection of Huai Opera masks and the lists of plays without scripts became his favorite. An excellent play can affect one's life. Traditional culture has lasting influence regardless of time and space. Xu Chaoyun learned a lot about the principles to be an upright person in Huai opera.