Pingtan


 * Pingtan **, also known as ** Suzhou Pingtan ** , is a regional variety of the story telling and a musical/oral performance art form popular in southern [|Jiangsu] , northern [|Zhejiang] , and [|Shanghai] (the [|Jiangnan] region). It originated in the city of [|Suzhou].

Links of Pingtan Introduction:

http://www.cits.net/china-travel-guide/suzhou-pingtan-folk-art-of-storytelling-and-singing-.html http://www.chinaculturetour.com/suzhou/pingtan-comment-opera.htm http://english.cri.cn/4406/2008/12/17/1981s433869.htm

I found one Pintan performance with English translation media type="file" key="Ping Tan Opera - Master Zhu Xue Qin.mp4" width="514" height="514"

