Taoist art is spread all over the country and originated from Taoism, with rich varieties and diverse forms. These include rap, shadow play and opera. Some experts once said, "It is a national art with a long history and wide influence in our national culture, and it is deeply loved by the masses." As the epitome of Taoist art in China, Shenchi Daoqing has a unique artistic style and distinctive local characteristics, and is known as "seven bends and eight turns". With the changes of the times and the combination of Chinese and western musical instruments, Chinese and western musical instruments such as sheng and cello were gradually added, which enhanced the musical expression of the band and formed a lively, cheerful and warm atmosphere. Because of the rich content, basic characteristics and inheritance history of Shenchi Taoist art, it is rare in other Taoist arts in China. Therefore, the protection and development of Taoist art in Shenchi will promote the promotion of the whole Taoist art, which will not only enrich and improve the history of Taoist art in China, but also enrich and improve the history of China opera and music, and enrich people's cultural life.
Huang Fenglan, Shanxi drama assistant, Shenchi Taoist performer and inheritor of Xinzhou's top ten intangible cultural heritages, told China United Business Daily, "In recent years, with the strong support of Shenchi County Party Committee and government, Shenchi Taoist art has undergone many reforms, and has been strongly supported as a strong brand of drama culture in Shenchi County, and has formulated" static protection "and" dynamic protection "of Shenchi Taoist art, and a number of folk Taoist troupes and singing groups have also been established. Shenchi Daoqing Troupe was once rated as an excellent county-level troupe in China. Now,' Shenchi Taoist drama' has been successfully selected into the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. This kind of traditional art will usher in greater development space and opportunities, and gradually go to the market, and building a cultural brand has become its only way. "