Taiping lyrics are a folk art form subordinate to cross talk, which was formed in the early Qing Dynasty, evolved from Beijing folk songs and widely spread in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.
In the 1920s, artists sang in the open air, which became popular in the 1930s and was gradually buried. It has always been regarded as one of the four basic skills of cross talk, and it is also one of the main means for cross talk artists to attract audiences.
Taiping lyrics, as an important part of "singing" in the four lessons of "speaking, learning, teasing and singing" in cross talk, are different from the opening ditty commonly used as "backing", and can be integrated into cross talk jokes or performed independently.