Yangzhou Daoqing
Daoqing originated from the sutras sung in Taoist temples during the Tang Dynasty. Later, it absorbed lyrics and tunes and evolved into Taoist songs sung during folk sermons. In the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, Yangzhou is one of the cities where Daoqing is most popular. The accompaniment instruments of Yangzhou Daoqing are fishing drums and simple boards, and the main tune is [Shua Hai Er]. There are short stories and long stories in the repertoire. Long stories include "Sun Wukong", "Snow on Languan", "Zhuangzi Lamenting the Skull", etc. "Sun Wukong" is the story of "Journey to the West". Yangzhou Daoqing artists have adapted folk stories such as "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Water Margin", "Pearl Tower", "Qilin Leopard", "Legend of the White Snake", "Legend of the Green Snake" and other long stories into Daoqing storytelling, which are now basically lost. The lyrics of Daoqing are mostly written by unknown literati and artists in past dynasties, but literati in the Qing Dynasty also liked to create in the form of Daoqing. Although there were many Daoqing writers in the Qing Dynasty, only three of them were the most important, namely Zheng Banqiao, Jin Dongxin and Xu Lingtai. Of the three great writers of Daoqing in the Qing Dynasty, two were from the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou. Daoqing is not just a kind of desk literature, it must be sung by others before it is complete. In this respect, Zheng Banqiao is indeed the most successful Daoqing writer. Once Banqiao Daoqing was published, it was praised by all parties. There are many less well-known Yangzhou Daoqing writers. For example, Shi Chengjin in the early Qing Dynasty wrote "Song of the Blessed Man", "Song of a Good Man", "Song of a Good Girl", etc., which are all real Daoqing, with the same rhythm as Banqiao Daoqing. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)