Shulaibao

Shulaibao (Chinese: 数来宝; pinyin: shǔláibǎo), also known as Doggerel, Jingle and Clever Tongue, is a Chinese folk performing art form, that usually carried out by one person alone or by two jointly. The performer(s) tells a story whose contents can be pre-prepared or improvised. By controlling the number of words in each sentence, using rhythm and humor, the shulaibao artist(s) presents humorous but easy-to-understand verses, to achieve the purpose of amusing the audience.

References

  • DeFrancis, John (1999). ABC Chinese-English dictionary. ISBN 0-8248-2154-8.
  • Cultural China: Shulaibao http://www.cultural-china.com/chinaWH/html/en/17Traditions1833.html

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