1. The Deyunshe that people now know refers to Beijing Deyunshe Cultural Communication Co., Ltd. The predecessor of this company was Beijing Wenji Deyun Folk Art Research Society. Deyun Folk Art Research Society was originally a folk art group established in 1995 by Guo Degang, Zhang Wenshun and Li Jing. There are also different opinions on the origin of the word "Deyun".
2. The more common saying is that it is taken from "both virtue and art". Guo Degang said that the audience is the bread and butter of crosstalk actors. The pursuit of Deyun Society can also be seen from the combination of virtue and art. Whether you are doing a cross talk performance or being a human being, you must not forget your roots and achieve both virtue and skill.
3. It is said that this name was given by Zhang Yunshun, one of the founders. The apprentices Zhang Wenshun accepted were from the "virtue" generation, such as Zhang Dewu and Xu Deliang, who were deeply loved by the audience. Another founder, Guo Degang, also has the word "德" in his name, so he chose "德". It is rumored that there is a calligraphy hanging in Zhang Yunshun's study, which reads "Clouds and cranes rise to the sky, dragons rise to the sky". Similarly, Zhang Yunshun also has the word "cloud" in his name. This is the origin of the word cloud. And we can now see that the apprentices accepted by Guo Degang are indeed arranged according to the eight-character families of Yunhe Jiuxiao and Longteng Sihai. The names of Cao Yunjin, Zhang Yunlei, and Qin Xiaoxian come from this. It can be seen that this statement has high credibility.
4. There is another theory that the name Deyunshe was borrowed from Dexingshe. Dexingshe was a teahouse in the Qing Dynasty, and the owner of the teahouse was named Liu Dexing. The business of this teahouse is very good because Liu Dexing is very smart and provides folk art performances in the teahouse, attracting many tea drinkers. Deyun Society was originally a folk art performance group, so it borrowed the name Dexing Society in the hope of inheriting this traditional performance form.