Storytelling · ST10711

Xiangsheng (Crosstalk)

Solo, duo and group crosstalk routines, full of mimicry, banter, song and punchlines.

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Story · Created by Zhang Jieyao, date unknown; recorded by 1961, best known in Hou Baolin's versionGuan Yu Fights Qin QiongA crosstalk duet created by Zhang Jieyao that became a signature piece of the Hou school in Hou Baolin's versionZhang Jieyao · Hou BaolinSE10093Piece · Traditional crosstalk; date unknownReciting the MenuA traditional crosstalk patter piece, split off from the old Nuanchang routine, that reels off a Manchu-Han banquetHanded down by generations of xiangsheng performersSE10163Piece · Traditional crosstalk duet; date unknownEight Folding ScreensA traditional crosstalk duet of patter on figures from the past, named after an official's eight-panel screenHanded down by northern xiangsheng performersSE10164