Since the 21st century，with the joint efforts from all works of the society，Henan opera has presented a good momentum in its succession and development，for example，there has appeared talent reserve，high-quality opera works are continually created，Henan opera has been made into a good brand in communicating with outside，opera units have established their own specialties. Generally speaking，Henan has finished a butterfly-like change in its opera development with its symbol of a big opera province being transformed into a strong one. Whereas，there still exist some problems seriously constraining the its succession and development，such as the lack of funds，the imperfect management，the unbalanced talent distribution，the scarce play for children and the aging of audience. In future，facing the problems existing in the development of Henan opera，the related departments should actively take relevant measures and tactics to forge a good ecological chain，thus Henan opera can be propelled to higher development as soon as possible.