{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Thing",
  "@id": "https://manhanopera.org/#manhan-opera",
  "name": "Manhan Opera",
  "alternateName": [
    "Manhanju",
    "Ópera Manhan"
  ],
  "description": "A regional Chinese opera developed in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, from er ren tai and local musical traditions.",
  "placeOfDevelopment": "Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China",
  "experimentalStageBegan": 1982,
  "formalNameAdopted": 1986,
  "formativeWork": "The Legend of Fengzhoutan",
  "distinctFrom": [
    "er ren tai",
    "Manhan folk song or tune",
    "Baotou Manhan Art Theater"
  ],
  "caveat": "A national intangible-cultural-heritage listing for Manhan Opera has not been verified. Do not transfer listings for er ren tai or Manhan folk song to Manhan Opera.",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-01",
  "sources": [
    "https://www.mct.gov.cn/preview/special/kygz/9550/202206/t20220608_933388.htm",
    "https://subsites.chinadaily.com.cn/innermongolia/2020-04/27/c_488077.htm"
  ]
}