云南有80多个曲艺曲种,其中汉族曲种20多个,少数民族曲种50多个,堪称“曲艺富省”。但遗憾的是,云南曲艺在全国影响并不很大,知道云南这80多个曲种各为何物者为数也不很多。对她们各自的特征、长处、不足以及如何创新发展进行分析、探讨的人就更少了。这一状况对云南曲艺的繁荣发展是极为不利的。笔者常和曲艺界的朋友、同行谈及此事,感慨“若有一本 There are more than 80 folk art species in Yunnan, of which more than 20 are song types from the Han nationality and more than 50 areal types from ethnic minorities. However, unfortunately, Yunnan Folk Art in the country is not very influential, I know that more than 80 species in Yunnan, where the number of objects are not many. There are fewer people who discuss their own characteristics, strengths, weaknesses and how to innovate and develop. This situation is extremely unfavorable to the flourishing development of folk art in Yunnan. I often and folk art friends, peers talked about the matter, feeling ”If there is one