Pingtan Museum, Suzhou, China - 16th April 2015
By: goomymia
We also had a lot of fun exploring Pingtan Museum.
Look at this sculpture at the entrance, the gentleman in the middle clasps his hands in front of chest, a bit like what I always do, it was a gesture to show respect when chinese met in the old days.
Pingtan created by the work of the Pingtan artists which enjoys great popularity in Jiangnan.
The long history has also laid a solid foundation for its development. Its contents are rich, though the form is simple. "story telling, joke cracking, music playing and aria singing" are the performing techniques, while "reasoning, tastes, unexpectedness, interest and minuteness" are the artistic features.
Although it originated in Suzhou 400 years ago, Pingtan flourished in Shanghai with the development of commerce and culture at the turn of the 19th century and 20th century. After that, Pingtan became a new form of performance by innovating and carrying on the tradition.
Look! A piece of old Shanghai newspaper talking about Pingtan. Mia just bought a new dress on Pingjiang Road, she tried to be more like a Suzhouer.
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Posted May 7, 2015, 1:29 am Last edited May 7, 2015, 1:49 am by goomymia
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