bamboo-clapper folk art; rhythmic storytelling
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a type of quyi folk art featuring rhythmic storytelling accompanied by bamboo clappers
Specifically refers to northern Chinese folk performance where the artist holds guada ban (clappers) in one hand and jiezi ban (seven-piece bamboo castanets) in the other to keep rhythm while chanting stories.
Zhú竹
bǎn板
shū书
shì是
liú流
xíng行
yú于
Huá华
běi北
dì地
qū区
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
qǔ曲
yì艺
xíng形
shì式
。
Zhubanshu is a traditional folk art form popular in northern China.
Lǎo老
yì艺
rén人
yī一
shǒu手
dǎ打
guā呱
dā嗒
bǎn板
r儿
，
yī一
shǒu手
dǎ打
jié节
zi子
bǎn板
，
biǎo表
yǎn演
de得
shí十
fēn分
jīng精
cǎi彩
。
The veteran performer played the guada ban in one hand and the jiezi ban in the other, giving a wonderful performance.
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Zhè这
shǒu首
zhú竹
bǎn板
shū书
jiǎng讲
shù述
le了
gǔ古
dài代
yīng英
xióng雄
de的
chuán传
qí奇
gù故
shi事
。
This zhubanshu piece tells the legendary tale of an ancient hero.