绍兴宣卷是一种具有宗教色彩的唱说文艺,主要用于祀神祈福(见《绍兴市志》卷36第五章)。宣卷自唐以来即有,至清代发展成为曲艺,据《中国大百科全书·戏曲曲艺卷·宣卷》载:“清同治、光绪年间和民国初年,宣卷扩展到江南的上海、杭州、苏州、绍兴、宁波城市为中心的广大地区,虽然仍作布道之用,但已发展成为一种民间说唱艺术。” Shaoxing Xuan Roll is a kind of religious art of singing and speaking, which is mainly used for worshiping God (see Chapter 5 of Shaoxing City Records). Since the Tang Dynasty, Xuan Juan has been developed into a folk art until the Qing Dynasty. According to “The Encyclopedia of Chinese Opera · Qu Yi Juan · Xuan Juan” contained in "The Qing Dynasty, the Guangxu Period and the Early Republic of China, the propaganda book expanded to Jiangnan in Shanghai , Hangzhou, Suzhou, Shaoxing and Ningbo cities, has evolved into a folk art of rapist though it is still used for evangelism.