清代子弟书兴衰时间考

Research on the Period of the Rise and Fall of Zi Di Shu in the Qing Dynasty

子弟书是清代八旗子弟创造的说唱艺术,从雍乾时期到20世纪30年代在北京、沈阳、天津传播。根据目前最早的子弟书版本,可以断定子弟书于雍乾时期在北京诞生。从嘉庆到光绪中期,子弟书在八旗子弟之间十分流行。光绪后期至20世纪30年代,子弟书渐渐衰落,湮灭不闻。

Zi Di Shu, a song accompanied by drums, was created by the bannermen in the Qing Dynasty. It was widely spread in Beijing, Shenyang and Tianjin from the reign of Yongzheng and early reign of Qianlong to the 1930s. According to the earliest edition of the drum songs, it came into being during the reign of Qianlong in Beijing. From the reign of Jiaqing to the mid-reign of Guangxu, it was very popular among the bannermen. From the late reign of Guangxu to the 1930s, those songs faded until they disappeared.