What level of intangible cultural heritage does Wanrong joke belong to?

Wangrong Jokes are national-level intangible cultural heritage.

Joke (Wanrong Joke), folk literature in Wanrong County, Shanxi Province, is one of the national intangible cultural heritages. Wanrong Joke is a folk language art form with unique regional cultural characteristics, which is based on Wanrong County, Shanxi Province. It is a cultural "local specialty" born and raised in Shanxi.

It is lively, interesting, witty and humorous; it comes from the humorous words and deeds in people's lives. It is a masterpiece of oral creation by the people in Wanrong and Hedong areas, and is widely spread in Shanxi and all over the country.

On June 7, 2008, Wanrong Joke was approved by the State Council of the People's Republic of China and included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list, with the heritage number I-84.

Historical origins:

The historical origins of Wanrong jokes can be traced back to the "72 Earning Stories" in Xiecun, Ronghe County in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. At that time, Xiecun was a large village with prosperous economy and developed culture. There were many educated people in the village, and the villagers were kind, humorous and loved to tell jokes.

Because the protagonist reflected in the joke is stubborn, stubborn, stubborn, accepting death, disobedient to others, and competitive, it was called "Xie Cunzheng" at that time. These jokes are spread orally, constantly added to, processed and improved, making them more perfect and becoming people's favorite "repertoire".

The jokes that have been preserved from the predecessor of Wanrong Joke "72 Earnings" mainly include: "Erect a monument as evidence", "Get on the donkey and look for the donkey", "He is my boy", "Show off your son", " I'll carry you out", "Cut the cloth bag", "Your father is not a serious kind" and so on.