2012年,单田芳在第七届中国曲艺牡丹奖上获得终身成就奖。曲艺是评弹、评书和相声等传统民间艺术形式的统称。
In 2012 , Shan won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 7th Peony Awards for China Quyi -- a general term for traditional folk art forms , including ballad singing , storytelling and crosstalk .