Pingshu
| Pingshu / Pinghua | |
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| Native name | |
| Typical instruments | None |
| Pingshu | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 評書 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 评书 | ||||||
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| Pinghua | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 評話 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 评话 | ||||||
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| Shuoshu | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 說書 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 说书 | ||||||
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| Shuohua | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 說話 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 说话 | ||||||
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Pingshu (Chinese: 评书) or pinghua (Chinese: 评话) refers to the traditional Han Chinese performing art of storytelling with no musical accompaniment. It is better known as pingshu in northern China and pinghua in southern China.