The popularity of Kunshan accent is due to Liang Chenyu’s "Huan Sha Ji". After the new Kunshan tune came out, Liang Chenyu made reference to Wei Liangfu's improved Kunshan tune, and studied the tune with some friends, constantly refining it. The created "Huan Sha Ji" was appreciated by the people of the time for its elegant lyrics and touching plot. The so-called "not much rhyme, smooth and harmonious, without losing the palace tune". The carefully written lyrics and newly created tunes made this play have a huge impact as soon as it came out. At that time, there was a poem about "Wu Hao's white face and wandering children, competing to sing Liang Langxue's beautiful words". The drama spreads the tune, and the tune spreads the drama. "Huansha Ji" made Kunshan's new tune popular; Kunshan's new tune also made "Huansha Ji" an instant hit. From then on, it attracted more and more literati to create operas and produced various works, and it soon reached the heyday of Kunshan opera creation and performance. Therefore, "The Story of Huansha" is a landmark work in the history of the development of Kunshan dialect.
Stills of "The Story of Huansha"