Sichuan Qingyin Performance in China; The Transmission Process, Obstruction and Way to Resolve

Abstract

This study is “Sichuan Qingyin Performance in China; The Transmission Process, Obstruction and Way to Resolve”. The study employed the qualitative research methodology of ethnomusicology. The objectives are 1) To investigate the development of Sichuan Qingyin performance in China. 2)To analyze the characteristic of Sichuan Qingyin performance in Sichuan and Chongqing, China. 3) To examine the role, transmission process, obstruction and way to resolve of Sichuan Qingyin performance in Sichuan and Chongqing, China.

Based on the study findings, 1) Sichuan Qingyin is closely related to ancient Chinese Quyi art. The sources of Sichuan Qingyin are complex. Sichuan Qingyin was formed roughly during the early Qing Dynasty. From the late Qing Dynasty to the early years of the Republic of China, Sichuan Qingyin flourished. During this period, the performances of Sichuan Qingyin were very popular in the streets of Sichuan and Chongqing. Sichuan Qingyin has developed significantly since the People's Republic of China was founded. Due to changes in the times, Sichuan Qingyin is being squeezed by other art forms, so the present state of affairs is not optimistic. 2) According to the structural principle of Sichuan Qingyin works, the Qupai of Sichuan Qingyin can be divided into a single form, suite form, and Banqiang form. Compared with the past, the performance form and the accompanying ensemble of Sichuan Qingyin have changed a lot. 3) Sichuan Qingyin has numerous social roles, including leisure and entertainment, aesthetics and the arts, cognitive and educational, connection and fusion, and political, recorded, and academic research. The master taught oral Sichuan Qingyin in a family-style troupe in the past. Today, the transmission process consists mainly of school education and professional performance groups. There are many obstacles to contemporary Sichuan Qingyin, such as a lack of performance venues, a loss of audiences, and an absence of newly composed works; this study outlines corresponding measures and recommendations.

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