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From which dynasty did storytellers begin to appear in teahouses?

According to established historical facts, show-telling originated in the Song Dynasty, and was a popular folk opera in the streets and lanes of the northern region, as well as one of the most popular entertainment and recreation programs of the time. In the Song Dynasty, people who wanted to watch storytelling often waited near the hooks, waiting for the storyteller's arrival; to the Republic of China, the storyteller often cooperated with the teahouse, most of the teahouse will be put up in advance with the name of the storyteller and the content of the storyteller's content of the wooden sign, interested listeners will go to the teahouse to wait, drink tea while listening to the storytelling.

There are different scenes of storytelling, but the props of the storyteller are only a few, usually just a wooden table, a paper fan, a wake up wood. The most important thing is the wood, because it is the equivalent of the storyteller's license to perform, but also represents the storyteller's division and heritage, and generally the wood is passed down by the storyteller's master, therefore, a storyteller only in the day of the completion of the master can get their own wood.

The paper fan is a prop for the storyteller to simulate the scene, and the storyteller can use the paper fan to show the sword, weapon and ink brush in the story. For example, the storyteller can use the movement of waving the paper fan to perform the sword stance of the protagonist of the story or the scene of waving the brush and splashing the ink, which can help the audience to better enter into the scene depicted by himself. In addition to the paper fan, handkerchiefs, teapots, teacups and other objects are also used by storytellers in their performances. A good storyteller is often able to flexibly use language, movement, demeanor, and tools to make his storytelling lively and interesting, and to make his storytelling come to life.

The book of the storyteller is also very important, different schools of storytelling book is not the same, the storyteller interpretation of the story is not the same. After inheriting the book of his own school, the storyteller will modify and improve it according to the changing trend of the times and the audience's on-site reaction, and finally come up with a new book suitable for the contemporary storytelling market, and pass on this book. But, no matter what kind of storybook, the storyteller will always end his storytelling with the sentence, ? Want to know what happens next, and listen to the next decomposition.?