¡u Kuai-Ban-Shu ¡v() is also called ¡u Zhu-Ban-Kuai-Shu ¡v . It is one of speak and sing art forms in the Northern China and is developed on the basis of rhythmic storytelling to clapper accompaniment.

Around the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, in the regions of Peking and Tianjin, originally after the rhythmic storytelling to clapper accompaniment performed in the streets, after entering into the small-sized recreation place, some performers use the rhythmic storytelling to clapper accompaniment of ¡usee the scenery and emerge feeling, impromptu edit speech¡v , then transform into the performance of speak and sing accompanied with hitting the bamboo clappers.

At that time, artist Mr. Lee, Run Jie who was good at rhythmic storytelling to clapper accompaniment, storytelling and comic dialogue, drew on the experience of related arts, such as ¡uShandong Kuai-Shu ¡v , comic dialogue, West River Big Drum, and absorbed a sudden break in a story of storytelling and portray of figures; and break through the ways of sentences, rhythm, in rhyme of rhythmic storytelling to clappers accompaniment; storytelling is strong, figures of speech is popular, the rhyme is continuous to the end, the form of sentences vary a lot, for example, buttress, sentence, pile up sentences etc., assorts in sing in a performance; once in a while, match with long sentences and short sentences, play in lively and fluent rhythm, and form a new type of verse for singing, be particular about ¡upeople, affair, power, interest¡v , was called ¡uKuai-Ban-Shu¡v . Owing to singing in a performance, it needs to beat flapper in rhythm constantly, and when you sing, the rhythm will be quicker and quicker, so it was called ¡uZhu- Ban-Kuai-Shu ¡v in Taiwan.
The percussion instrument of performer of ¡u Kuai-Ban-Shu ¡vis ¡uQi-Kuai-Ban ¡v ,left hand hits ¡uJie-Zi-Ban ¡v , also is called ¡uXiao-Ban ¡v which is stringed together by 5 pieces of bamboo clappers, to control beat; and right hand beat ¡uZha-Ban ¡v , which is two big bamboo clappers, to assist or set off by contrast the atmosphere. In the beginning of the performance, mostly beat a set of flappers first, to attract audience, and then use sound, expression, postures to assort in performance. At present, the celebrity include Lang, Hoe Ming from Peking , Zhang, Zhi-kuan and Lee, Shao-Jie from Tianjin , they have different ingenious skills and styles.
 



     
¡uKuai-Ban-Shu¡v has to perform with standard Chinese pronunciation, to emphasize clear articulation and a mellow and full tune, voice is loud and clear; to direct one's strength, through concentration, to the pubic region of body, fast but not disordered, slow but continual. In the performance, attach importance to hand, eyes, body and steps, steady and not confused, expression is abundant, role-play is natural. The content of performance mostly is interesting and humorous, therefore spread the whole nation. The types of performance tend towards more various, at present there have developed two persons ¡uCross Talk Kuai-Ban ¡v , three persons and more ¡uGroup Talk Kuai-Ban ¡v and ¡uKuai-Ban Drama¡v .

 
 
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