Hubei is a province of China, known for the Huangmei and Chu opera styles and a wide array of folk songs; Huangmei opera is especially renowned, and has spread to Shanghai, Beijing and Anhui, among other places. In 1986, the Hubei Folk Arts Association published several versions of Darkness, believed to be an ancient Hancreation myth, collected mostly in song form by Hu Chongjun.[1]
Modern popular performers from Hubei include Li Qiong and the Hubei Song and Dance Ensemble.
^China Daily (April 3, 2002). "Ancient Chinese Folk Epic Published". china.org.cn. China Org. Retrieved 2022-07-27. The Story of Darkness, compiled by Hu Chongjun, published by the Changjiang Art Publishing House
