Characteristics of Jiaozhou Yangko:

Jiaozhou Yangko music is a kind of opera music composed of various types of tunes, and is composed of eleven tunes with different styles. The main mode of Zheng mode, supplemented by Shang Yu mode, is the characteristic of Jiaozhou Yangko music mode.

The modal characteristics of Jiaozhou Yangko music are the use of cross-modal modes, which are mainly national modes, Zheng mode and supplemented by Shang Yu mode. At the same time, percussion performance is another feature of Jiaozhou Yangko music. In addition to the opening gongs and drums and Diancang twists in the dance part, the percussion performance of Jiaozhou Yangko also includes a Yangko brand that includes four twists.

Extended information:

Jiaozhou Yangko is divided into two schools:

In 1920, Yangko artist Chen Luanzeng incorporated martial arts movement skills into Yangko to give it a rough and rough feel. The bold and explosive style is called "Wu Yangge" by the masses, also known as Donglu Yangge. The Yangge represented by Liu Cai, which is known for its charming and delicate stretching, is called "Wen Yangge", also known as Xilu Yangge. Later, the two factions competed with each other and learned from each other. By 2012, they gradually merged into one.

Jiaozhou Yangge is also known as "Diyangge" and "Running Yangge"; it is also known as "Twisted Yao" and "Three Bends" among the people. It is one of the three major Yangge in Shandong Province. Jiaozhou Yangko has a history of more than 230 years. During the Qing Dynasty, two families named Zhao and Ma from Baoyantun Village in Jiaozhou fled to Guandong in 1764. They begged and sold songs along the way, and gradually formed a form of dancing and singing at the same time.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Jiaozhou Yangge