The basic content and evolution of telling ancient stories in Xiamen dialect: 1 In ancient times, "telling ancient stories" was different from "telling ancient stories in literature" and "telling ancient stories in martial arts". Wen Shuo is good at stories from a strange studio, The West Chamber, A Dream of Red Mansions, etc. Martial Arts is good at talking about Water Margin, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Shaolin Temple, etc. Fight short and fight hard. Therefore, "talking about the past" can attract many audiences and last for a long time. 2. With the development of society, Xiamen dialect is constantly innovating and keeping pace with the times. From the late Qing Dynasty to the early Republic of China to the early liberation, he talked about Zhang Hui's ancient novels. After liberation, before the lecture, I told the newspaper current affairs and the story of revolutionary struggle. The 1950s was a combination of classical novels and revolutionary stories. The new generation of storytellers no longer focus on "telling the past", but more on the present and telling revolutionary stories, and some even write their own stories; After the reform and opening up, Fan Shouchun no longer talks about long stories and novels, but mainly focuses on short stories, which are virtual and real, linking ancient and modern times, and folk stories also have funny jokes. Su Song, an ancient scientist and prime minister, is famous in southern Fujian in ancient and modern times, including Chen Huacheng, Shi Lang, Lin, and the martyr Li Lin. Yang Minmou's account of the last five thousand years consists of 332 short stories. 3. Telling good books, also known as encouraging goodness, is also a kind of storytelling. This is funded by the masses or philanthropists, and hired "talking about ancient immortals" or learned people to give lectures in the temple, telling books such as "The Sensation of the Emperor" and "Twenty-four Filial Pieties" to persuade people to abstain from evil deeds and do good deeds, without charge, so that the audience can listen freely. In Tiangong and other places, give lectures on the 2nd, 8th or 3rd, 6th and 9th, especially on festivals such as Shangyuan, Zhongyuan and Xia Yuan, and invite celebrities and good people to give lectures. It has existed since the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty (1851-1861), and it has been rare since the liberation of Xiamen.