Er ren zhuan is a genre of local folk dance

Dance

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 and song

Song

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 from Northeast China

Northeast China

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. It usually consists of two people, a boy and a girl. They sing as well as dance, using folded fans or red square handkerchiefs (which are twirled along as a song is performed) during the dancing portion. It is enjoyed by a majority of uneducated rural people of Northern Chinese

North China

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 before. Now, more and more educated people all around China enjoy it mainly because of its funny dialogue, which have eclipsed the old dances and songs.

Er-ren Zhuan is now becoming better known in the rest of China, thanks to the fact that many er-ren zhuan performers have gone to perform on TV, as well as act in TV serials. Zhao Benshan

Zhao Benshan

Zhao Benshan is a Chinese skit and sitcom actor, and recently turned TV director. He appears regularly on the CCTV New Year's Gala.-Biography:...

is the most famous example.