Drama and Dialects, collaborated by Hou Baolin and Guo Qiru, is one of the representative works of famous Xiangsheng (comic dialogue) master Hou Baolin. In 1951, Hou wrote the cross-talk Xiangsheng Drama and Dialects based on his previous short Xiangsheng items Henan People Go to WC, Shanghai Erhuang and Jiangsu Erhuang.

Hou Baolin, an author of Drama and Dialects

Drama and Dialects utilizes differences in tones and grammars of dialects all over China and produced scenes of funny plots in drama performance and daily life. The work helps the audience get some knowledge while enjoying the performance, and is surely one of the masterpieces in China's Xiangsheng art development.

In the performance of Drama and Dialects, various dialects imitated by Hou Baolin are quite lifelike and rhythmical with clear articulation. And, his performance is humorous and makes the audience roll around in laughter, fully demonstrating his strong basic skills in comic dialogue.