Short documentary of Haizi opera (嗨子戏) from Funan County, Anhui province (安徽省阜南县)

Haizi opera (嗨子戏 or 咳子戏), also known as Heizi opera (嘿子戏) or Hazi opera (哈子戏), is an endangered opera form from the region around the middle upper course of Huai River, and is active in Funan County (阜南县), Yingshang County (颍上县) and Linquan County (临泉县) of Fuyang City, Anhui province (安徽省阜阳市), and Huangchuan County (潢川县), Huaibin County (淮滨县), Gushi County (固始县), Shangcheng County (商城县) and Xi County (息县) of Xinyang City, Henan province (河南省信阳市). Haizi opera got its name from its usage of “Hai” as a starting word and as a non-lexical vocable in singing.