Volume 5
Oral Traditions and Expressions
Revitalisation of the folk epics of the Lower Yangzi Delta: an example of China's intangible cultural heritage
Revitalisation of the folk epics of the Lower Yangzi Delta: an example of China's intangible cultural heritage
A newly refurbished tea-house in the delta town of Xinchang. Tea-houses were popular sites for the performance of storytelling and songs in the imperial era.
A boat singer in the ‘water town’ of Zhou Zhuang, now a popular tourist destination for Shanghai residents.
‘Duck Village’ (Yacheng), Dongting, believed to be the original site for Wu songs in antiquity.