In the late Qing Dynasty, Yihuang Opera and Han Opera, which were popular in Yongfeng, Jishui and Ji 'an, declined one after another. Many Yihuang opera and Han opera artists have joined the ancient painting opera class, enriching the art of ancient painting opera in singing, acting and playing. , and developed into a "seven singing and three playing" half class, adding professional roles such as Tsing Yi, Zheng Sheng and Huahua, as well as suona, flute and Xiao. Ancient painting opera, Ding opera and Banban opera are the same kind of drama, but there are also some differences. Later collectively referred to as Ji' an tea-picking drama.

The so-called tea-picking opera is a kind of opera popular in Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi provinces. In each province, popular areas are always different, and they are distinguished by local names. For example, tea-picking opera in northern Guangdong, Yangxin tea-picking opera in Hubei, Huangmei tea-picking opera, Qichun tea-picking opera and so on. This kind of drama, especially in Jiangxi, is more common, and there are many kinds of dramas. For example, Jiangxi tea-picking operas include Gannan tea-picking opera, Fuzhou tea-picking opera, Nanchang tea-picking opera, Wuning tea-picking opera, East Jiangxi tea-picking opera, Ji 'an tea-picking opera, Jingdezhen tea-picking opera and Ningdu tea-picking opera. Although these operas have various names, they were formed from the middle to the end of the Qing Dynasty.