The Significance of Storytelling to Xuyi People

Escape to Xuyi City and tell stories. This sentence comes from Liu Jingting's biography. It's about Liu Jingting's experience. His original surname was Cao, whose name was Yongchang, whose name was Kuiyu, whose name was Taizhou. His ancestral home is Yu Xichang, Nantong. Ming Wanli lived in Xuyi for nearly ten years, learned to tell stories, and his skills touched the people in the city. Later, he became a famous storyteller and created his own storytelling collection, Xia Liu Storytelling, with 8 volumes 100. He is known as the originator of Pinghua and a great master.