Year:2006

Sort: Folk Literature

Area:Jiangsu Province

Serial No.: Ⅰ-22

Declarer:SuzhouCity, Jiangsu Province

The Wu Ballad is the oral folk stories passed down in areas with the same dialect, including southern Jiangsu Province, NorthernZhejiang Province,Shanghai, and other areas in the delta of the lower reaches of theYangtse River. In ancient China, these areas were called Wu, and the dialect was hence called the Wu dialect. It was well-known for its tender and soft tone. In the city of Suzhou, the centre of Wu Ballad, the songs were passed down orally through generations.