Pingshu, also called pinghua or colloquially shuoshu, is the traditional Han Chinese performing-art genre of storytelling with no musical accompaniment. It is better known as pingshu in northern China and pinghua in southern China.
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Place of OriginChina, traceable to the Tang and Song dynasties 1 Notable ExampleShan Tianfang (1934-2018) was among the best-known pingshu performers, alongside Yuan Kuocheng, Tian Lianyuan and Liu Lanfang 1 Defining TraitTraditional Han Chinese storytelling performed with no musical accompaniment 1 Sources
1. Pingshu (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation (Wikipedia)History section
The history of pingshu can be roughly traced back to the Tang and Song dynasties
Performing art section, list of notable performers
Famous storytellers or Pingshu performers such as Shan Tianfang (单田芳, 1934-2018), Yuan Kuocheng (袁阔成, 1929-2015), Tian Lianyuan (田连元, born 1941), and Liu Lanfang (刘兰芳, born 1944) consequently became well known.
Opening definition, final clause
refers to the traditional Han Chinese performing art of storytelling with no musical accompaniment
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