Peaceful Cart,a folk artistic form of dancing and singing,was popular in the folk activity of Zaohuo and temple fairs in the Qing Dynasty.Peaceful Cart originated from the ancient entertainment of pushing the cart.And it developed to two ...
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Laozi is very well received by the Nanpi natives since it was created by themselves. According to legend, it has a history of more than 150 years. Laozi of Mei School in Yangbazhuang began to perform in the 8th year of Emperor Yongzheng in ...
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The Yangko dance, also called "twisting Yangko dance", is a folk dance most representative in China and a unique collective singing and dancing art. The Yangko dance is smooth, happy and compact in rhythm. Thanks to its jolly scene, ...
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Culturally, Jiangsu Province is characterized by "Wuyun Hanfeng" (literally, the appeal of south of the Yangtze River and the flavor of the Han Dynasty). In terms of the folk song, the characteristics are embodied in Wu songs of south ...
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Shuahaier (literally, play with child) Opera, or Keke Tone, is a genre of opera tune named after the Qu tune. It is prevailing in Datong City and the neighboring area in the north of Shanxi Province. Shuahaier Opera is evolved from the tune ...
Speech by the Chairman of the Autonomous Region Located in the east part of China’s North West Ningxia is the place linking with the West Regions and the desert in the north and holding gatherings for all kinds of nationality people ...
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Cantonese opera singing means Guangdong melodies. The music is delicate, sweet, tender and soft. It is an important member of the family of Chinese quyi Sung in the GuangZhou, or Cantonese, dialect, it is popular in Guangdong Province, the ...
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In ancient times, Lianyungang City of Jiangsu Province was called Haizhou. Gongdiao of Haizhou refers to an art form of singing in successive tunes, which is popular in Lianyungang City and its surrounding areas. It comprises several basic ...
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As the only autonomous county of She Ethnicity all over the country, Jingning is also the birthplace of She people in Zhejiang Province. She folk songs are oral literature created during the production and life struggles of She people. It ...
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Leting Drum song is a form of Quyi arts that is prevalent in North China's Hebei, Beijing and Tianjin. It was originated from the folk tune Qingpingge popular in Leting County of Hebei Province in the early Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). After ...
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In the early days, this form of aria was called changxiaoqu (small tunes). It also had other names according to whether the performer uses a yueqin, a four-stringed plucked instrument with a full-moon-shaped sound box, or a pipa as ...
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Chinese opera originated in ancient song and dance. Around 800 BC, there emerged "(you)," who were kept by the nobles for their own entertainment. These people, usually males, good at singing, dancing and impersonations, developed into the ...
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Jiashan farming songs are a major kind of folk songs in Zhejiang Province. Different from the common single folk song, it is a general term for a package of seven different tunes, including Diluosheng (literally the tune of dripping), ...
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Located in the Basin of Lixiahe River in North Jiangsu Province, Jinhu County is surrounded by a lake on three sides. With a vast water area, the county abounds in rice, fish and shrimps. Jinhu County is thus acknowledged as "Land of Fish ...
Haimen folk song, as the name suggests, refers to the folk song popular in Haimen area in Jiangsu Province. The pristine and natural language is abundant in vivid images, wit and humor. The music is pure, sweet and melodious. Taking nature ...