Kuaibanshu
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Kuaibanshu (simplified Chinese: 快板书; traditional Chinese: 快板書; pinyin: Kuàibǎnshū; lit. 'fast boards') is a form of oral storytelling performance that is popular in northern China. It is a type of shuochang, somewhat similar to Vietnamese
vè or rapping.
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Kuaiban literally means fast boards. It is also known as kuai shu, literally meaning fast books. In Beijing dialect, the art form is known as kuaibanr.
"Kuaiban" is a performance that highly emphasize on “repetition”; in each performance, the rhythm is the same. Its name refers to bamboo clappers, a set of small bamboo boards or bones, which the performer rattles to produce an accompanying beat (similar to rapping).
Bamboo has a special sacred meaning. In Chinese tradition culture, bamboo symbolizes the elasticity, longevity, happiness and spiritual truth of life.
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