Zhang Shouchen's Masterpieces of Xiangsheng (Series of Masterpieces by Renowned Xiangsheng Performers)

Author: Zhang Lalin
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: Xiangsheng is the art of language. Its performance requires concise, fluent, lively, incisive, and humorous language that is also subtle and implicit. Its language is both artistic colloquial speech and literary language that is rooted in daily life. Xiangsheng is an art that makes people laugh, but it does not provoke superficial or helpless laughter. It is a profound form of humor that brings joy and leaves a lasting impression. Today, Xiangsheng performances are conducted in Mandarin, making them accessible to everyone. Thus, no other art form has a broader audience base than Xiangsheng. Xiangsheng is the art of language, and its performance demands concise, lively, incisive, and humorous language that is also subtle and implicit. Its language is both artistic colloquial speech and literary language that is rooted in daily life. This book collects over 400,000 words of the main representative works of the highly respected performing artist Zhang Shouchen, specifically reflecting the achievements and style of Zhang Shouchen's Xiangsheng art.