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The Introduction of Xiangsheng (Comic Dialogue)

Dec 17, 2012

Naturally, Xiangsheng(comic dialogue) performers traditionally have trained skills including telling, imitation, amusing and singing. Since Xiangsheng is an art of language, and the techniques of handling language and voice are quite ...

Tags: handling of jokes, twisters, two-part allegorical sayings

The Introduction of Yulin Ditty

Dec 17, 2012

Yulin ditty is a folk art form in which the actors sit to perform with instrumental accompaniments. It is popular in the downtown area of Yulin City in northwestern Shaanxi Province of China. Story has it that it was brought in by geishas ...

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Gong-Drum Drama Is an Age-Old Local Recitative Drama Prevalent in Linyi

Dec 17, 2012

Gong-drum Drama is an age-old local recitative drama prevalent in Linyi, Wanrong and Hejin Counties in Shanxi Province. It is famous for singing without the accompaniment of stringed instruments, but merely gongs and drums. Gong-drum Drama ...

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Folk Song Is Very Popular in The Lisu Ethnic Group

Dec 17, 2012

The folk song is very popular in the Lisu ethnic group, which is reflected in the saying that "Salt is indispensable in meals, and singing is indispensable in life". The folk songs are simple and impressive and they have plenty of tunes; ...

Tags: folk song, Lisu Ethnic Group, singing

The Introduction of Lhokha Chang Guozhuo Dance

Dec 17, 2012

Lhokha Chang Guozhuo dance is a form of drum dance originated in Dabu (present Gyaca) area. "Guozhuang" in Chinese, the "guozhuo" means "circle dance" in Tibetan. As a relatively special art form in traditional Tibetan dance culture, ...

Tags: Lhokha Chang Guozhuo dance, circle dance, oldest dances

The Introduction of Tibetan Layi

Dec 17, 2012

Layi is a love-focused folksong form popular in Amdo Tibetan areas like Qinghai, Gansu and Sichuan. It is distributed around areas surrounding the Qinghai Lake and the Yellow River Valley (Hainan and Huangnan Prefectures). Layi is born out ...

Tags: Layi, folksong form, love-focused folksong

The Introduction of Daoqing Play

Dec 17, 2012

The Daoqing Play is a folk operetta popular in the Yellow River Valley. It originated from the chanting of Taoist scriptures in the Tang Dynasty, and developed into the folk art form of Daoqing dagu in the Song Dynasty in which singing ...

Tags: Daoqing Play, folk operetta, stage dramas

Tibetan Play Is an Important Cultural Component of Tibetans' Social Life

Dec 17, 2012

Tibetan play is an important cultural component of Tibetans' social life. Called "Ace Lhamo" in Tibetan, it is very popular in Tibet, Sichuan, Qinghai and Yunnan Provinces where many Tibetans live. This art form carries strong flavors of ...

Tags: Tibetan play, Ace Lhamo, Tibetan Buddhism

The Introduction of Mystic Songs of The Shui Ethnic Group

Dec 17, 2012

The Shui, deriving from the ancient Baiyue ethnic group, is scattered in Sandu Shui Autonomous County of Guizhou Province and Huangni River, Gugan of Fuyuan County, Dahe and Long'an etc of Yiliang of Yunnan Province. Now, they speak and ...

Tags: ancient Baiyue ethnic group, stable melody, simple rhythm

Melody From Blowing Leaves Is a Kind of Folk Music Created in Dong Ethnic Group

Dec 17, 2012

Tree leaves are musical instruments which are available everywhere for the Dong; and the melody from blowing leaves is a kind of folk music created in the laboring life of the Dong, which makes use of folk songs of the Dong nationality as ...

Tags: musical instruments, folk music

The Introduction of Aites of The Kazak

Dec 17, 2012

Kazak Aites is a typical folk art of the Kazak ethnic group and a contest-type performance of antiphonal singing. It is the literature genre with richest content among folk oral literature of Kazak and has exerted the greatest influence on ...

Tags: Kazak Aites, folk art, antiphonal singing

Singing Is a Custom of The Yao Young People in Jinping, Yunnan Province

Dec 17, 2012

Singing is a custom of the Yao young people in Jinping, Yunnan Province. Young men visit friends or relatives during festivals where they must sing a song expressing their gratitude to the host so they can enter his or her home. After ...

Tags: gratitude to the host, tall pavilion, phoenix

The Introduction of Face Changing

Dec 17, 2012

Face changing is a stunt of performance in opera arts and is a romantic technique to reveal the innermost feelings of characters in the play. According to the legend, the ancients painted different patterns on their faces to scare away ...

Tags: face changing, opera arts, aracters like gods and spirits

Tibetan Love Song Is a Kind of Poem

Dec 17, 2012

Tibetan love song is a kind of poem that mainly describes the affection between young men and young girls in Tibet and has obtained an important status in Tibetan poems. Because of the special history of development and religious ...

Tags: religious tenets, Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan society

Nique Musical Instruments Developed in Ningxia

Dec 17, 2012

Ningxia is located on the upper and middle reaches of the Yellow River in western China. It is known for its lush fields and also for being beyond the Great Wall. The local culture of Ningxia developed through the assimilation of the ...

Tags: upper and middle reaches, Yellow River, central plain