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What kind of folkloric artist behavior is Halahu?

Harahu, also known as cow bone theater, was introduced to the former Suga village of Liupo Dock in 1409 A.D., the sixth year of the Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty, by a man surnamed Suga. Halahu's accompanying instruments are mostly made of cow bones, with several bells attached to the bones, and the bells ringing while the bones are struck. There is also an accompanying instrument made of a thick wooden stick, carved into the shape of a mallet with a thick head and a thin tail, and then from the thick part of the six spaces dug out in the middle of the inlaid copper, shaken by the copper hit the wooden stick to send out the sound of the Harahara, so it is called Harahu, also known as the cow bone play. Singing Harrah's Tiger actors are mostly clowns, language and action comical humor. When the performance is less than two actors, more than a dozen people, dozens of people, make-up props simple and casual. Singing content to folklore-based, now passed down to the present day there are "greedy sister-in-law", "greedy wife ate dog", "the big truth", as well as improvisational performances, "see what sing what" and other traditional repertoire. Harrah's Tiger's dialogue singing is easy to understand, there is a strong narrative and witty, satirical, the performance allows the audience to get enlightened in the laughter, so it is loved by the masses.