a narrative folk song; a type of musical storytelling
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a narrative folk song; a type of Chinese musical storytelling
neutralTraditionally performed by Taoist priests to narrate religious stories, later evolved to include general folk tales. It is characterized by singing accompanied by a 'yugu' (fish-drum) and clappers. Also known as 'yugu' or 'yugu daoqing'.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
yì艺
rén人
zuì最
shàn擅
cháng长
biǎo表
yǎn演
dào道
qíng情
。
This old performer is most skilled at performing 'daoqing'.
Dào道
qíng情
de的
chàng唱
qiāng腔
fēi非
cháng常
dú独
tè特
，
fù富
yǒu有
dì地
fāng方
sè色
cǎi彩
。
The singing style of 'daoqing' is very unique and rich in local color.
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Wǒ我
men们
qù去
xiāng乡
xià下
cǎi采
fēng风
，
jì记
lù录
le了
yī一
xiē些
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
dào道
qíng情
qǔ曲
mù目
。
We went to the countryside to collect folk music and recorded some traditional 'daoqing' pieces.