When did the joke start?

Style name; short in length, simple and ingenious plot, often unexpected, giving people the wonderful feeling that the God of Laughter has suddenly arrived, and achieving the artistic effect of laughter. Most of them reveal the perverse phenomena in life, which are ironic and entertaining. There are different levels of interest.

On June 7, 2008, the joke was approved by the State Council and included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.