Laoting dagu (乐亭大鼓) is a genre of traditional accompanied narrative singing (Chinese: shuochang, 说唱) in the banqiangti (板腔体) style that originated from Laoting County (乐亭县) in coastal southeastern Tangshan (唐山市), northeastern Hebei province, northern China, which has a history of about 200 years, dating back to the Qing Dynasty. The vocalist also plays a small drum called shugu (书鼓), and accompaniment is provided by Mr. Han Baoli (韩宝利, b. 1946), who plays the sanxian (三弦, long-necked fretless lute with snakeskin-covered soundbox). Despite its high cultural and aesthetic value, by the early 21st century Laoting dagu was regarded as an art form in need of safeguarding, due to a limited number of inheritors and a dwindling audience. In 2006 Laoting dagu was included in the First Batch of China's National-Level Intangible Cultural Heritage List (第一批国家级非物质文化遗产名录) by China's Ministry of Culture (中华人民共和国文化部, known since March 2018 as the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 中华人民共和国文化和旅游部). The sub-agencies responsible for maintaining these lists, both under the aegis of the aforementioned ministry, are the Department of Intangible Cultural Heritage (文化部非物质文化遗产司) and the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center (中国非物质文化遗产保护中心, CICHPC). Also in 2006, Laoting dagu was added to the First Batch of the Hebei Province Province-Level Intangible Cultural Heritage List (河北省第一批省级非物质文化遗产名录). In November 2019, the National-Level List of Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative Item Protection Units (国家级非物质文化遗产代表性项目保护单位名单) was announced, and the Laoting County Cultural Center (乐亭县文化馆) qualified as a Protection Unit for the Intangible Cultural Heritage Item of Laoting dagu (“乐亭大鼓”项目保护单位).
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Laoting dagu (乐亭大鼓) is a genre of traditional accompanied narrative singing (Chinese: shuochang, 说唱) in the banqiangti (板腔体) style that originated from Laoting County (乐亭县) in coastal southeastern Tangshan (唐山市), northeastern Hebei province, northern China, which has a history of about 200 years, dating back to the Qing Dynasty.
The vocalist also plays a small drum called shugu (书鼓), and accompaniment is provided by Mr. Han Baoli (韩宝利, b. 1946), who plays the sanxian (三弦, long-necked fretless lute with snakeskin-covered soundbox).
Despite its high cultural and aesthetic value, by the early 21st century Laoting dagu was regarded as an art form in need of safeguarding, due to a limited number of inheritors and a dwindling audience.
In 2006 Laoting dagu was included in the First Batch of China's National-Level Intangible Cultural Heritage List (第一批国家级非物质文化遗产名录) by China's Ministry of Culture (中华人民共和国文化部, known since March 2018 as the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 中华人民共和国文化和旅游部). The sub-agencies responsible for maintaining these lists, both under the aegis of the aforementioned ministry, are the Department of Intangible Cultural Heritage (文化部非物质文化遗产司) and the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center (中国非物质文化遗产保护中心, CICHPC).
Also in 2006, Laoting dagu was added to the First Batch of the Hebei Province Province-Level Intangible Cultural Heritage List (河北省第一批省级非物质文化遗产名录).
In November 2019, the National-Level List of Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative Item Protection Units (国家级非物质文化遗产代表性项目保护单位名单) was announced, and the Laoting County Cultural Center (乐亭县文化馆) qualified as a Protection Unit for the Intangible Cultural Heritage Item of Laoting dagu (“乐亭大鼓”项目保护单位).