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Predicament and prospect of ventriloquism

Stomatology is an excellent folk performance skill and a kind of acrobatics.

The biggest advantage of ventriloquism is that performers can make all kinds of sounds needed in the performance of the program with their own mouths, without so many musical instruments. The disadvantage is that the stage must be very quiet, and it is extremely difficult for performers to imitate sounds accurately only if they have a good understanding of the world. At the same time, the requirements for the throat and vocal cords are also extremely high. From the Song Dynasty to the Republic of China, it was popular in Hangzhou. Performers imitate the sounds of nature with their mouths, teeth, lips, tongues, throats and noses, such as birds and beasts, wind and rain, lightning and so on. Can let the listener arrive at the scene. This technique is one of the "hundred plays" in Qing Dynasty.