Shulaibao
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Shulaibao of Chinese culture, also known as Doggerel, Jingle and Clever Tongue, is a unique form of performing folk art. Shulaibao is 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
See also
- Crosstalk (xiangsheng)
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