Why didn’t Shanxi Wanrong’s jokes go nationwide?

Wanrong jokes have not gone nationwide for five reasons: First, there is a lack of leading figures, whether in creation or telling, there is no leader like Zhao Benshan; second, the limitations of Wanrong dialect, some People stubbornly believe that the advantage and characteristics of Wanrong jokes are dialects. Without dialects, there is no flavor, and sticking to dialects will inevitably have an impact on wider dissemination. In fact, the core and essence of Wanrong jokes lies in its leaps of thinking and behavior. The third reason is that the creative team is mixed and lacks understanding of the exclusivity of Wanrong jokes. "Wanrong jokes are a basket, and everything is included." Copying and pasting diluted the exclusivity of Wanrong jokes. It is honest and honest; fourthly, there are too many forms of performances, and the word "speaking" is not deepened and solid; fifthly, new communication methods are insufficiently used, and new media such as WeChat public accounts and Weibo are not fully used for proliferation.

Tianjin’s cross talk and Northeastern’s sketches, as two major language art forms, have transcended their artistic scope and become a cultural industry. From the initial stage performance to the current reality show, the art form of crosstalk sketches has been constantly changing in line with public preferences. However, Wanrong jokes, which are known as local folk oral literature in Shanxi, have always been tepid and have not really gone out of Shanxi. .

Some people say that the essence of Wanrong’s joke is to “accept death, fight to the end, and tease you to death.” Indeed, Wanrong jokes originate from the oral creations of the masses. The language is vivid and interesting, witty and humorous, with distinctive local characteristics, and has been listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

As a national intangible cultural heritage, Wanrong Joke currently has two inheritors, namely 82-year-old Jiefang and 72-year-old Wang Keqin. The inheritance of Wanrong jokes faces the problem of insufficient successors.

In recent years, with the support of government departments, Wanrong Jokes has achieved certain development as a cultural industry, built tourist attractions, and published and distributed a series of related products. However, Wanrong jokes still haven’t really left Shanxi. Inheritance, innovation and development have become bottlenecks restricting its development.