Brief introduction of Yang Baozhang:1925-202312 October, formerly known as Yang Yungui, originally from fengqiu county, Henan Province, and later studied under the old crosstalk artist Tao Xiangjiu, with the stage name Yang Baozhang. He is the standard-bearer of Henan crosstalk.

Throughout his life, Mr. Wang likes "Wen Kuai" cross talk (referring to knowledgeable jokes), such as: Xie Shi and Su Dongpo's Three Eating Fish, Liu's Legend (formerly known as Man), Xiaoxian, Wuxing Poem, Article Meeting, Confucius Eating Yuanxiao and so on. Most of the more than 300 traditional cross talks he learned in his life were "Wen Zhuang". He was not good at singing (Liu Huo), but he was ingenious, changed his singing to speaking, and his performance style was unique, which was praised by people in the industry.

On June165438+1October 12, 2023, Gao Feng, a crosstalk performer from Deyun Society, revealed that Yang Baozhang, a famous crosstalk artist, died at the age of 98. It is reported that actor Yicun once revealed that Yang Baozhang was deaf and aphasia in his later years, and he relied on others to take care of his daily food and drink.

Introduction to crosstalk

Crosstalk is a traditional performing art form in China, which originated in the Qing Dynasty and gradually formed a unique language art in the early 20th century. Crosstalk is usually performed by two people, one is the main comedian and the other is the assistant comedian. Performing for the purpose of entertaining the audience through humorous language and exaggerated expressions.

Crosstalk performances usually include opening remarks, text and ending. The prologue is the opening part of crosstalk, which mainly introduces the performers and the performance content; Feature films are the main part of cross talk, which show the humor and talent of performers by telling jokes, satire and exaggeration. The end is the end of cross talk, and usually the performer ends the performance with a summary and blessing.

Crosstalk is characterized by humorous language and exaggerated expression. Performers show characters' personalities and plots through clever language expressions and exaggerated action expressions, so that the audience can get pleasure and relaxation in laughter. At the same time, cross talk also has profound social background and cultural connotation, involving a wide range of social phenomena, customs, moral concepts and other topics, showing the diversity and richness of China society.