Shulaibao

Shulaibao (Chinese:数来宝)of Chinese culture, also known as Doggerel, Jingle and Clever Tongue, is a unique form of performing folk art. Shulaibao is usually carried out by one person alone or by two jointly. The performer(s) tells a story whose contents can be pre-prepared or improvised. By controlling the number of words in each sentence, using rhythm and humor, the shulaibao artist(s) presents humorous but easy-to-understand verses, to achieve the purpose of amusing the audience.

References

• DeFrancis, John (1999). ABC Chinese-English dictionary. ISBN 0-8248-2154-8.
• Cultural China: Shulaibao http://www.cultural-china.com/chinaWH/html/en/17Traditions1833.html

See also

• Crosstalk (xiangsheng)