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- [Folk Arts]Huju Opera (沪剧)
- Huju (沪剧; pinyin: hùjù; literally "Shanghai opera") is a variety of Chinese opera from the area of Shanghai. It is typically sung in the Shanghainese dialect. It is particularly popular in Baihe, the oldest town in th...
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- [Folk Arts]The Farming Song of Qingpu District in Shanghai (青浦田山歌)
- Of all farming songs, those boasting the most unique aria mainly come from Liantang, Zhaoxiang, Jinze, Shangta and Zhujiajiao Towns of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the meantime, they are further developed and well-received in Songjiang, Ji...
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- [Folk Arts]Kunqu Opera (昆曲)
- Kunqu Opera is a sort of stage art. Its name suggests that it originates in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province. Originally called "Kunshan Accent" or abbreviated as "Kun Accent", it has been called "Kunqu Opera" since ...
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- [Folk Arts]Whistles (鸟哨)
- The whistle is a traditional Chinese folk toy made of porcelain or pottery. The sounding toy not only provides a visual sense of beauty to children, but also excites them with high-pitched sounds. Common whistles include porcelain bird whistl...
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- [Folk Arts]Shadow Puppet Play (皮影戏)
- The shadow puppet play, also called "shadow play", is a drama form in which the player holds the human figures that are engraved by the animal hides with colored paintings, and reflected on the curtain through the light, singing and...
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- [Folk Arts]The Work-chant at the Dock of Shanghai Port (上海港码头搬运号子)
- In the Tang and Song Dynasties, major ports in Shanghai and its surrounding areas were located in Qinglong Town, which, at the mouth of Wusong River, is now in northwest Qingpu County of Shanghai City. Later, due to silt of Wusong River chann...
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- [Folk Arts]Xylographic Techniques (朵云轩)
- The xylographic painting is a replication technique peculiar to China. Integrating painting, engraving and printing, it presents brushwork and ink rhymes according to the principle of water-ink permeation. It can be used not only in creating ...
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- [Folk Arts]Stringed and Woodwind Music (江南丝竹)
- Stringed and woodwind music of Jiangnan is the umbrella name of the stringed and woodwind music popular in the southern part of Jiangsu, the western part of Zhejiang and Shanghai. The name is originated from the fact that the band mainly uses...
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