Beijingers like to go to the city's famous Guang de Lou Teahouse to enjoy the cross-talk (相声) of De Yun She. But now, many of them go there to 1 Jingyun Dagu. It is a kind of 2 Chinese art of storytelling and singing. It was once popular in Beijing and Tianjin during the Qing Dynasty (清朝). There are usually one or two people standing and singing during the 3 .
The Guang de Lou Teahouse is often 4 people on Sunday afternoons. And don't be surprised that over half of the people are 5 . 26-year-old Mr. Wang is one of them. "I like traditional Chinese 6 . for example, cross-talk, Peking Opera and Jingyu n Dagu. I really love the great skills in the music and 7 in Jingyun Dagu." he said. After having loved the art for years, Mr. Wang is almost an expert on it.
But most of the young don't 8 as much as Mr. Wang. Some university students come to watch Jingyun Dagu after listening to De Yun She's cross-talk. "In the cross-talk, there are many singing parts that come from Jingyun Dagu. I thought them interesting and found more to listen to. And then I 9 the traditional art." one of them said.
Thanks to young people's love, traditional art is revived (复兴) in Beijing. Many fans10 ask for more performances. It makes the performers and artists confident about the future of traditional art.
