武乡秧歌的起源与发展

武乡秧歌是流行于山西晋东南地区武乡、襄垣一带的剧种。武乡秧歌虽然是一个地方小剧种，但它生于乡民，长于民间，唱腔高亢、刚劲、风趣、活泼，极具纯朴、浓郁的地方风格，因而深受当地人民的喜爱。武乡秧歌的源起虽无文字记载，但据相传唱词考证，约起源于明末清初，已有近400年的历史。

Origin and Development of Wuxiang Yangko

Wuxiang Yangko is a quite popular fold opera in Wuxiang and Xiangyuan, in southern and eastern region in Shanxi. Al-though it is a rural folk opera, it was born and brought up in villages. Local people love its loud, sonorous, bold, witty, lively, very simple, rich local style. According to the words in plays, Wuxiang Yangko originated in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty and lasted nearly 400 years though it is not documented.