"Kongtong Xiaotan" is also called "Xiaotan, Xiaotan", commonly known as "Zhen Gan Zhuan" or "Dou Chou". It is the predecessor of Pingliang Xiaoqu, which was formed in the Song and Yuan Dynasties.
The "Kongtong jokes" currently circulating can be roughly divided into the following six categories: 1. Those that express the production and life of the masses and are full of interest, such as "Yangchang", "Pulling the Mill", "Pulling the Monkey" and so on. 2. It is not small in the category of satirizing people to change their wickedness and become good, such as "Sister Chun looking for my father", which persuades people to quit gambling. 3. There are also many plays that satirize the corruption, stupidity and shamelessness of the old social officials, and praised the wit, kindness and sympathy of ordinary people, such as "Making the Noodle Jar" and "Missing the Lord". 4. To satirize and ridicule the unreasonable marriage system, such as "Double Shaking Club", "The Great Husband and Little Wife", etc.; ", etc.; 6. Expressing the love between men and women, such as "Going to Sichuan", "Growing the Cow", "The Bookstore" and "The Merchant Visiting Relatives", etc.
The "Kongtong Joke Talk" industry is dominated by clowns, including official clowns, clowns and old clowns, as well as matchmakers, Yao Dan, and Xiaosheng Xiaodan. The band is divided into civil and military scenes, singing drums, clappers, and bells to beat the rhythm, and cymbals and small gongs to set off the atmosphere. The musical instruments used to accompany the music of "Xiaotanxi" are the same as those of Pingliang opera. The literary scenes are mainly composed of "Huhu" (banhu, erhu) flutes, sanxian, Datouongzi (bass erhu), etc.; With "one horse and three pieces" (violent drums, "fan" cymbals, and small gongs), Jiaozi and Shuishui (ring bells) are used in singing;