Clappers, Ban 板 - Chinese percussion

In this episode Dr. Han explores Chinese wooden or bamboo clappers called ban 板. Used to accompany sung verse as well as Chinese opera music, these clappers look simple but took special skill to play. The Chinese storytelling demonstrated in this episode has been a popular form of entertainment for hundreds of years.

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