Nearer to people's hearts were local styles of opera, such as Qin melodies, Yang melodies, and Bangzi melodies, which began to increase in popularity. Also among these local variants, there was one known as Er Huang Opera, which was to develop tremendously.
貼近人心的鄉土小戲趁勢而起，例如秦腔、弋陽腔、梆子腔等，這其中又以二黃戲最有發展潛力。