On Female Schools of Storytelling and Ballad Singing in Mid-20th Century Suzhou

Since the mid-20th century,female vocal of Suzhou storytelling and ballad singing has been greatly developed into such four schools as Li Tune,Hou Tune,Qin Tune and WangYuexiang Tune.This has been attributed to ballad singing enrichment with its deep historical and cultural background.Some female schools have even shown masculine beauty in their storytelling and ballad singing such as in performing "Mulan Complex," which reveals aesthetic features and style through deeper soul experience and reconstruction of musical images.