Quyi (Folk Vocal Arts)

Xiangsheng, pingtan and dagu — speech-and-song folk arts

Quyi ICH includes xiangsheng (crosstalk), Suzhou pingtan, jingyun dagu, Henan zhuizi, Sichuan qingyin, Shaoxing lianhua and northeast errenzhuan. Built on speech, song, cadence and wit, they thrived in teahouses, story-houses and on radio as a shared aural entertainment of commoner and literati alike. The wit of xiangsheng, the strings of pingtan and the vigour of dagu each run deep, and many forms still colour local nightlife today.

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