Play of tung countryside flower-drum fastens an other place to send a person, dialect of the countryside that use tung is unisonant of the song type of drama of beach reed little joke. Investigate its source, say the parrot Ban Chuanlai that is direction of Cong Ningbo, more than Yao; The 2 lake beaches that saying is direction of city of Cong Changxing, lake are transmitted; 3 saying is this play often plucks in the farmer one's pupils or disciples spends the show when fruit, so the name makes fun of for beautiful fruit. Via the beach reed such as 3 kinds of melody that make fun of flower-drum and lake drama, Wuxi opera type of drama contrasts (especially this beach of lake drama, spring play two attune contrast) , the 3rd kind of view is more authentic. Bright Qing Dynasty " Na Xun presses down annals " and " double Lin Zhenzhi " also have account to flower-drum play. " Chinese opera develops outline " (Zhou Yi writes in vain) in " beach reed " say in the section: "Lake beach suffers Shanghai east the influence of countryside attune and Changzhou beach reed, the name that takes a stage to sing makes fun of for flower-drum. " play of flower-drum of reason tung countryside and lake drama, Wuxi opera is the same as a source. Play of tung countryside flower-drum is in the folk of churchyard of county of blessing high · formerly popular.
1952, in curator of house of culture of county high blessing the care of introduced from the northern and western nationalities or from abroad Qiu Xin falls, the flower-drum actor that will be in folk dispersedly in all 14 people, composition cherishs his fellow citizen flower-drum play group, the group leader is famed Chou Shenxu sends the name of entire county (nickname cuts garment A big) into parts. Introduced from the northern and western nationalities or from abroad Qiu Xin is dug for flower-drum play group, arrange traditional a list of plays, eliminate scum, make this one type of drama serves healthily for the farmer. 1958, countryside of Chong Fu, tung is amalgamative. Culture of tung countryside county was in charge of a branch to move the flower-drum actor that is in a country to the county 1959, recruit young student to groom. The theatrical company of flower-drum of tung countryside county that collective system of ownership built on the foundation here, whole group 28 people, colonel Chen Zhenhua. Difficult 1961 period, troupe transfer to a lower level is civilian profession troupe. 1970, metaphase of the Great Cultural Revolution is disbanded. Rebuilt 1979 troupe, colonel Pu Bingrong, if beautiful,deputy regimental commander is bent. Drama of tung countryside flower-drum is main the actor has Shen Xu hair, Huang Juan autumn, Gao Ruying. Shen Xu is sent all over joke, full of humour and wit. He points to in on the stage one stamp one's foot, one glare looks askance, one character one word, all without exception makes a person split one's sides with laughter, person cold face is comical. He is acting " sell draft " sing a few repeatedly eclectically " big document received " (boastful) , word sentence clear, the sound that the audience has breathed out is incessant. He died at whole group 1959. Before 1959, troupe acts only normally 2 small 3 little joke. After 1959, develop to perform large play gradually, but every still are added perform a tradition little joke. Also perform special performance sometimes. Show a list of plays has " store up selling grass " , " return cloak " , " borrow yellow branny " , " grind bean curd " , " Li San's woman " , " Lin Jiangze " . Attune of the travel road shift that main melody has likeness of the beach that be the same as a lake, burn joss sticks, board reach all sorts of canzonet. Musical instrument has musical instrument of a two-stinted bowed instrument with a lower register than Jingo, a bowed stringed instrument with a thin wooden soundboard, month, trichord, clappers to wait. Advocate the boa skin a two-stinted bowed instrument with a lower register than Jingo that achieve musical instrument is round tube. Play of tung countryside flower-drum is mixed in tung countryside county border departmental countryside, welcome by the audience.
