The Origin of Shanghai Rap

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: Yichang stringed and woodwind instrumental music is unique among all the folk instrumental music...

Based on the tunes of "monodrama", the Shanghai Rap has been evolved by drawing on the performing skills of Suzhou Tanci Storytelling. In the early days, when the monodrama actor was to change a scene, there tended to be a performer to sing a tune, which was accompanied by qin played by another performer. The libretto of the tune was mostly improvised, no script prepared beforehand. This is the early form of Shanghai Rap. It is mainly performed in Shanghai dialect, but will be blended with other dialects if the plot requires.

One-man Play

One-man Play

One-man play, also known as "waggery", is a representative folk art in Shanghai with regional characteristic.
Story Telling in Pudong

Story Telling in Pudong

Story telling in Pudong is also called Hu Shu (Hu Story) or Farmer Story Telling, and it is also named Cymbal, Cymbal Story Telling and Knock-Cymbal.
Fengxian Mountain Song

Fengxian Mountain Song

Fengxian mountain song is a kind of new drama in Shanghai which is developed from the folk mountain song.
Xuanjuan

Xuanjuan

Xuanjuan means giving lectures of books. It is usually proclaimed by one person and supported by two people and accompanied by a small ensemble.
Shanghai Huayangjing

Shanghai Huayangjing

Shanghai Huayangjing is a kind of pithy formula and singing performed by the paper-cutting craftsmen when they are passing through the streets and lanes.
Chongming Shoulder Pole Play

Chongming Shoulder Pole Play

Chongming shoulder pole play is a kind of folk drama with unique characteristic and individuality.
Yuepu Gong and Drum

Yuepu Gong and Drum

In the middle Qing Dynasty, the peddlers shouldered the goods-load to walk through the villages and lanes.