Chinese Storytelling Research Database
The Wu Song Project
Genre definition:     Oral Performances
koutou biaoyan
口頭表演
Performance genres
shuochang
說唱
Storytelling
pinghua, pingshu
評話, 評書
Yangzhou storytelling
Yangzhou pinghua
揚州評話

Yue xia chuan dao
月下傳刀

Swordplay under the Moon
Performed by Hui Zhaolong
Stock phrases used in this version of the story: