culture of china

introduction
China is a nation of 56 ethnic groups. in this big family which we call China. each ethnic group has…

Guangxi WanChang 
Introduction
This form is called wenchang for short. it is prevalent in putonghua speaking areas north of Guilin. in the…

introduction
in the early days. this form of aria was called changxiaoqu (small tunes). it also had other names according to…

Yuequ. or Guangdong Melodies 
Introduction
yuequ means Guangdong melodies. The music is delicate. sweet. tender and soft. It is an important member…

Introduction
When talking about quyi performances. the Chinese people usually refer to them as “storytelling and singing.“ Storytelling has very old…

Introduction
Kuaishu and kuaiban are both story-telling and singing with theatrical rhyming. However. they have slight differences.
Although they are both performed…

Introduction
Xiangsheng is one of the most popular and influential types of quyi. It can be said that nobody in China…