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Published: Jul 19, 2022 06:44 PM
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Shandong Drum / 山东大鼓/ (shāndōnɡ dàɡǔ)

A: Do you know what is Shandong Drum?

你知道什么是山东大鼓吗?

(nǐ zhīdào shénmeshì shāndōnɡ dàɡǔ ma?)

B: Shandong Drum is northern China's earliest extant means to play drum music. Its essence is focused on this iconic drum.

山东大鼓是中国北方现存最早的鼓曲形式,它的精髓都凝聚在一面具有标志性的大鼓上。

(shāndōnɡ dàɡǔ shì zhōnɡɡuó běifānɡ xiàncún zuìzǎo de ɡǔqǔ xínɡshì, tāde jīnɡsuǐ dōu nínɡjù zài yīmiàn jùyǒu biāozhìxìnɡ de dàɡǔ shànɡ.) 

A: So this drum is played along with folk songs?

那这面鼓是用来为民歌伴奏的吗?

(nà zhèmiànɡǔ shì yònɡlái wéi mínɡē bànzòu de ma?)

B: It was at first, later the Shandong Drum gradually developed into a singing and talking performing form that is accompanied by musical instruments. 

最初是这样,后来山东大鼓逐渐发展成了有乐器伴奏的说唱表演形式。

(zuìchū shì zhèyànɡ, hòulái shāndōnɡ dàɡǔ zhújiàn fāzhǎn chénɡ le yǒu yuèqì bànzòu de shuōchànɡ biǎoyǎn xínɡshì.)

A: So it sounds like although it is called a Shandong Drum, it can be found outside Shandong Province.

那这样听起来,它虽然叫山东大鼓,但在山东以外应该也能看到。

(nà zhèyànɡ tīnɡqǐlái, tā suīrán jiào shāndōnɡ dàɡǔ, dàn zài shāndōnɡ yǐwài yīnɡɡāi yěnénɡ kàndào.)

B: You're right. After the 1930s, the Shandong Drum spread from Shandong Province to northern China the country. It is one of China's intangible cultural heritage items.  

说的没错。20世纪30年代后,山东大鼓的流传地区从山东扩展到了中国北方。它是中国的非物质文化遗产之一。

(shuōde méicuò. èrshí shìjì sānshí niándài, shāndōnɡ dàɡǔ de liúchuán dìqū cónɡ shāndōnɡ kuòzhǎn dào le zhōnɡɡuó běifānɡ.tā shì zhōnɡɡuó de fēiwùzhì wénhuà yíchǎn zhīyī.)

A: I think it has a lot of historical and cultural value.

我觉得它具有很高的历史文化价值。

(wǒ juédé tā jùyǒu hěnɡāode lìshǐ wénhuà jiàzhí.)
Illustrations:Liu Rui/GT

Illustrations:Liu Rui/GT