Brief introduction of Siming South Temple

Siming Nanci is also called "Siming Literature". Local folk art of Han nationality in Zhejiang. Rap in Ningbo dialect. Popular in Ningbo, Zhejiang. At first, it was amateur singing by literati, and professional artists appeared in the late Qing Dynasty. In the early days, it was sung according to the roles of student, Dan, Jing and Mei. Later, it developed into three-stringed singing by one person, accompanied by one dulcimer, and accompanied by two or three people, such as pipa and erhu. The lyrics are seven words. Traditional bibliographies are full-length, including Pearl Tower, Jade Dragonfly and Double Hairstyles. It was once called "Ningbo Document". Tao Zhen in the Song Dynasty and Tan Ci in the Ming Dynasty evolved into Zhejiang schools, which spread in Ningbo urban areas and suburban counties. It reached its peak in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China and began to decline in the 1940s. Now it is on the verge of extinction. On June 7th, 2008, Siming South Temple was approved by the State Council to be included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.