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While some characters are historical, their stories have been fictionalized. Due to the existence of multiple versions (novels, regional Chinese opera , pingshu and screen adaptations) of the saga, some fictional characters are either omitted completely or take on a different name in a given version.
This was the beginning of the State of Qin that would over six centuries later conquer all other states and unify China under the rule of Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor of the Qin dynasty. [3] At this time Qin was only a minor state classified as an "attached state" (附庸, fuyong ), and Feizi did not receive any nobility rank.
It dates to the Song dynasty and is still performed in adapted forms in the Beijing Opera. [ 1 ] The play is known by other titles: [ 2 ] Two sections ( 折 zhe) of the main play are sometimes performed separately as The Fisherman's Revenge 《漁夫恨》 or A Fisherman Kills a Family (《打漁殺家》, simplified 打渔杀家 dayu sha jia ...
The character Sun Wukong at the Peking opera from Journey to the West. Peking opera was born when the Four Great Anhui Troupes brought Hui opera, or what is now called Huiju, in 1790 to Beijing, for the eightieth birthday of the Qianlong Emperor [11] on 25 September. [12] It was originally staged for the court and only made available to the ...
'The Female Generals of the Yang family'). The opera was based on the Yangju opera Commanding the Troops at 100 Years Old, and was first performed in 1960 by the China Peking Opera Company. The opera is set during the war between the Northern Song dynasty and the Kingdom of Western Xia, after the death of Song general Yang Zongbao. Yang Zongbao ...
Chen Shimei is a Chinese opera character and a byword in China for a heartless and unfaithful man. He was married to Qin Xianglian, also translated as Fragrant Lotus. [1] Chen Shimei betrayed Qin Xianglian by marrying another woman, and tried to kill her to cover up his past. This fictional couple are also popular in legends.
The Qin Empire (秦帝国) sought to unite and control all of China by defeating the other independent kingdoms. (Except for Gongshu Chou, the following characters in this section have prototypes in the history of Qin; Gongshu's name probably derives from that of Gongshu Ban who was a contemporary of Mozi.)
"Lady Qin's Ghost Return to Exile Shimei" (秦氏還魂配世美), Ch.26, which tells the story of a heartless man Chen Shimei betraying his loyal wife Lady Qin for power and wealth. A Peking opera performance featuring Bao Zheng (seated) and his officers to his back. Judge Bao stories in other collections include: