Watch the video to enjoy the charm of Jiaodong Dagu. [Video/dzwww.com]

Jiaodong Dagu, a form of ballad that is accompanied by drum beats, is a popular Chinese folk vocal art in the Jiaodong Peninsula area.

Created by the blind, the art form has a history of more than 260 years and is filled with local characteristics and rustic flavor. In its early years, the singers were both storytellers and fortunetellers.

Liang Jinhua, a national-level inheritor of Jiaodong Dagu, performs the folk vocal art. [Photo/dzwww.com]

This form of ballad is usually performed by one person who sings along to the tunes of the sanxian (a three-stringed traditional Chinese instrument) played by another person.

Jiaodong Dagu was included in the list of national intangible cultural heritages in 2006.