1, Hunan Flower Drum Opera originated in Yiyang, Hunan Province, and later developed to Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui and other places, which is the general name of the local drama Flower Drum Lantern Opera in Hunan Province. Due to different popular areas, there are Changsha ancient painting drama, Hengyang ancient painting drama, Shaoyang ancient painting drama and so on, each with its own style.

2. But Hunan ancient painting drama is a general concept, because it can be divided into six schools according to different popular areas: Changsha ancient painting drama (Yiyang ancient painting drama), Yueyang ancient painting drama (Linxiang ancient painting drama), Hengzhou ancient painting drama (Hengyang ancient painting drama), Shaoyang ancient painting drama, Changde flower drum drama and Yongzhou flower drum drama (Lingling flower drum drama).