Storytelling 說書

NikerChina : Suzhou Pingtan (Chinese Quyi) – Explains what a form of Chinese quyi, suzhou pingtan, is as well as covering a broad history of the artform’s origins.

1Shuoshu.org – Explanation of Chinese storytelling as well as history, elements of performance, several storytelling sagas, and other research projects and paper publications: (English) (English)

Baidu.com : 說書 (Simplified Chinese)

Wikipedia : Shuochang

1Shuoshu.org – Explanation of Chinese storytelling as well as history, elements of performance, several storytelling sagas, and other research projects and paper publications: (English) (English)

Wikipedia : Quyi (English) (Traditional Chinese)

wikipedia : 評彈 (Traditional Chinese) (Simplified Chinese)

Youtube : Chinese Suzhou Pingtan Ballad-Dream of Red Chamber-night vis

Youtube: 蘇州彈詞 - 楓橋夜泊

China.com.cn: 蘇州評彈 – Information on Suzhou Pingtan, the history, the different varieties, and the typical structure of a performance piece. (Traditional Chinese)

Pingtan.com.cn – Information on the different types of Suzhou pingtan, current news concerning the art, actors and performance troupes, and etc. (Simplified Chinese)

Whsz.gov.cn: 蘇州評彈 – Basic information on Suzhou pingtan, the different pingtan performance schools, famous artists, and popular musical pieces. (Simplified Chinese)

Chinaculture.org – General information on Suzhou pingtan including its history, development over the years, performance structure, and a brief mention of different schools of pingtan.