How do people pass down Rugao folk stories?

Folk stories are circulated in the following ways:

1. Word of mouth: Most of Rugao's folk stories are word of mouth.

2. Folk traditional festivals: Rugao has many traditional festivals, such as Mid-Autumn Festival and Dragon Boat Festival. Folk activities in festivals usually involve folk storytellers who tell stories and inherit the tradition.

3. Academy culture: During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, academy culture prevailed in Rugao, where students studied Confucian classics, told stories and sang poems.