China Cultural Center introduces quyi to France

Updated: 2020-07-09 14:25
(Chinaculture.org)

Quyi, which has a history of more than 2,000 years, is performed as storytelling and singing.[Photo/Chinaculture.org]

Quyi is the general name of all the art of narrating stories in the form of storytelling and singing. It has a history of more than 2,000 years. There are more than 500 varieties of quyi. The content mainly includes historical allusions, heroic legends and love stories. This series of Visiting Chinese Quyi Online is jointly launched by the China Cultural Center in Paris and the Chinese Ballad Singers Association. Different plays will be staged to show the inheritance, protection and development of China's intangible cultural heritage, so that French people can feel the traditional Chinese culture and listen to the cultural stories.