Besides plucking the strings of his instrument, his hands move in the air as if he is painting pictures of the scenes ...

Shaanbei storytelling inheritor Xiong Zhuying Photo: Courtesy of Xiong Zhuying When Xiong Zhu-ying, a Shaanbei storytelling inheritor and master of the Sanxian, a three-stringed traditional ...

For example, besides the sanxian, storytellers also use the pipa (a four-stringed Chinese lute), shuaiban, and mazhazha in their performances. The shuaiban is a clapper, an essential part of the ...