Kouji
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Kouji (chinese: 口技), which can be translated litterally as Skill of Mouth, is a kind of Vocal percussion Performing arts developped in China.The performers imitate different sound effects .The actors tried to imitate the different peoples speaking,all kinds of human sound including the child crying,snores,the animal sounds,sounds causing by the colliding between objects,sound of fireburning,sound of winds,sound of collapsing of buildings,etc.The actors often hide himself behind a screen.
[edit] The History of Kouji
There are documentations about the Kouji during the Qing Dynsaty.