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Word-of-mouth keeps tradition alive

By Li Wenfang in Guangzhou | China Daily | Updated: 2017-12-15 08:07

Young Cantonese storytelling enthusiast helps stem decline of intangible cultural heritage

Peng Jiazhi, 28, stages Cantonese storytelling performances in a chess room at Guangzhou's Cultural Park every Monday morning.

During each performance, he speaks about 24,000 Chinese words in two hours, using varying pitch, facial expressions, gestures, an eye-grabbing board and a folded fan to convey scenes mostly from ancient stories, such as Heroes in Sui and Tang Dynasties and Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Word-of-mouth keeps tradition alive

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