Dashan
Beginner - Intermediate
13 Videos

Xiangsheng (crosstalk) is one of the oldest comedic traditions in China dating back to the Qing dynasty. It requires the mastery of four talents: speaking (說), imitating (學), teasing (逗), and singing (唱). Watch Da Shan - a Canadian Xiangsheng performer mastering it.

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Xiang Sheng Part 1

The first part of Dashan’s joke about a county chief trying to hide his lack of penmanship at a calligraphy exhibition.

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Xiang Sheng Part 2

Dashan continues the amusing story of County Chief Hu Bu Zi and his farcical attempt to conceal that he is a fraud.

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Xiang Sheng Part 3

Dashan continues his comedic sketch about "calligrapher," Hu Bu Zi.

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