The reasons for the decline of duets.

Errenzhuan has the characteristics of openness since its birth. Wu Zuguang, a famous dramatist, thinks that Errenzhuan is an art of "catching the whole thing". It has been constantly absorbing the essence of various arts, and can "turn it into me" without closing itself, constantly increasing its charm. Li Wenhua, a famous crosstalk performer, said: "The capacity of the duet art is beyond the reach of other arts. Errenzhuan is like a big sponge, and everything can be absorbed. And they are not mechanically copied, they all learn to become their own things. " When the Errenzhuan was formed, the Lotus Falls merged with Yangko, drawing lessons from the artistic essence of folk songs. Artists of Liu Qiang, Fengyang Flower Drum, Hebei Bangzi, Pingju, JD.COM Drum, Lotus Falls and Yangko generally did not stand up and say, "This is not a Lotus Falls, this is not a Yangko, this is not a Pingju …". After its initial formation, bungee jumping (duet) once performed with Hebei Bangzi in Northeast China for 50 years. Many of Hebei Bangzi's plays, vocals and performance skills, such as gongs and drums, Bangzi, martial arts movements, poems on the stage, etc., have been absorbed by the duet artists. At that time, the jumping artists didn't say, "This is not jumping, we should keep the purity of jumping." The dancer put Hebei Bangzi on the stage, and no one warned that jumping would destroy Hebei Bangzi. Hebei Bangzi never worried about being ejected, but developed very well.

The decline of the traditional duet is by no means the result of exile. With the economic and social transformation, people's cultural life is becoming richer and richer, and there are more and more entertainment choices. Since the late 1980s, the traditional duet has gradually declined. The number of performances by state-owned art troupes has dropped sharply, and in some places even the salaries of actors are not paid enough. In some counties, the troupe was forced to disband, some artists switched careers, and some people performed with the Caotai team. State-owned academies have made a lot of efforts to survive, but it has been difficult to get out of the predicament. The state adopts the way of administrative blood transfusion and invests a lot of money to help them every year, but it has been difficult to get rid of the downturn. This is accompanied by the overall decline of traditional Chinese opera and Quyi, not an isolated phenomenon. It is worth noting that some scholars have not paid due attention to the crisis encountered by the traditional duet in the past 20 years and the plight of state-owned theatrical troupes and folk artists. The duet really became the focus of public opinion, which happened after the new duet achieved commercial success in recent years. In the absence of a new duet, the traditional duet is declining, and even without a new duet, the audience will choose other forms of entertainment.