Introduction / 001.- Section I Position of Quyi Art in Chinese Literary & Art History / 001.- Section II Artistic Features of Quyi Art/ 006.- Section III Classification of Quyi Art / 010.- Chapter I Talking-Singing Elements of Ancient Art.- - Pre-Qin Period/ 013.- Section I Talking-Singing Elements of Pre-Qin Art / 014.- Section II Gumeng Talking & Singing and Chengxiang / 032.
- Chapter II Gestation of Quyi Art.- The Qin, Han, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties / 043.- Section I Social Situations from Qin to the Northern and Southern Dynasties / 044.- Section II Development of Ancient Yourens ' Allegorical Admonitions in Qin and Han Dynasties / 052.- Section III Exploration on Storytelling in Han Dynasty/ 055.- Section IV Yuefu Folk Songs from Han to the Northern and Southern Dynasties / 061.- Chapter III Formation of Quyi Art - Sui and Tang Dynasties/ 069.- Section I Social Situation of Tang Dynasty/ 069.
- Section II Transformation / 072.- Section III Shuohua / 091.- Section IV Popular Fu, Ciwen and Quzi / 105.- Section V Canjun Drama / 117.- Section VI Historical Role of Talking-Singing Art in Tang Dynasty/ 126.- Chapter IV Prosperity of Quyi Art .- Northern and Southern Song Dynasties/ 135.- Section I Social Situation of Song Dynasty / 136.
- Section II Talking-Singing Art of Northern Song / 140.- Section III Various Performances of Southern Song Dynasty / 153.- Section IV "Four Shuohua Genres" of Southern Song Dynasty / 162.- Section V Talking-Singing Art in Zaju of Song Dynasty/ 171.- Section VI Influence of Talking-Singing Art of Song Dynasty on Later Generations / 184.- Chapter V Stability and Changes of Quyi Art - Jin, Yuan and Ming Dynasties/ 189.- Section I Social Situations of Jin, Yuan and Ming Dynasties / 190.- Section II Zhugongdiao of Jin and Yuan Dynasties / 197.
- Section III Various Tunes and Performances of Jin, Yuan and Ming Dynasties/ 213.- Section IV Storytelling of Yuan and Ming Dynasties / 256.- Section V Talking-Singing Cihua of the Chenghua Period of Ming and Its Influence / 284.- Section VI Great Storyteller Liu Jingting / 310.- Section VII Gradual Maturity of Ethnic Minority Quyi Art/ 320.- Section VIII Ancient Quyi Theory Works / 334.- Chapter VI Transformation of Ancient Quyi to Modern Quyi Art - Qing Dynasty/ 347.- Section I Social Situation of Qing / 347.
- Section II Formation and Transformation of Modern Quyi Art Genres / 353.- Section III Writers and Performers / 412.- Section IV Summarization of Development of Quyi Art Works in Past Ages/ 446.- Chapter VII Continuous Enrichment of Quyi Art Forms - The Republic of China / 454.- Section I Flow of Rural Performers into Cities / 454.- Section II Development and Changes of Quyi Art Genres / 459.- Section III Promotion of Quyi Art Fighting Tradition / 477.- Section IV Rise of New Quyi Art in Liberated Areas / 486.
- Section V Overview of Traditional Quyi Art Works / 494.- Section VI Changes in Quyi-Related Social Activities / 500.- Conclusion / 513.