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Liu Yi (character)
"The Tale of the Supernatural Marriage at Dongting" (), better known as "The Story of Liu Yi" (), is a Chinese '' chuanqi'' (fantasy) short story from the Tang dynasty, written by Li Chaowei () in the second half of the 8th century. It is about a young man named Liu Yi who, out of sympathy, agrees to deliver a letter from a distressed dragon to her father, the Dragon King of Lake Dongting; following her rescue and the death of her abusive husband, the Dragon Girl transforms into a beautiful woman and marries Liu Yi. Translations English translations include: *"Story of the Daughter of the Dragon-king of Tung-t'ing Lake" (tr. E.D. Edwards) in ''Chinese Prose Literature of the T'ang Period (A.D. 618–906), Volume 2'' ( Arthur Probsthain, 1938) *"The Dragon's Daughter" (tr. Wang Chi-chen) in ''Traditional Chinese Tales'' (Columbia University Press, 1944) *"The Dragon King's Daughter" (tr. Yang Hsien-yi and Gladys Yang) in ''The Dragon King's Daughter: Ten Tang Dynasty Stories'' (Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaju
''Zaju'' was a form of Chinese opera which provided entertainment through a synthesis of recitations of prose and poetry, dance, singing, and mime, with a certain emphasis on comedy (or, happy endings). Although with diverse and earlier roots, ''zaju'' has particularly been associated with the time of the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), and ''zaju'' remains important in terms of the historical study of the theater arts as well as Classical Chinese literature and Classical Chinese poetry, poetry. ''Zaju'' is known to have been performed during the earlier Song dynasty, Song (960–1279) and Jin dynasty (1115–1234), Jin (1115–1234) dynasties. The various particulars of the ''zaju'' multimedia performance were derived from many and diverse sources of musical, dance, poetry, and theater traditions. Characteristics The Yuan ''zaju'' were poetic music dramas comprising four acts, with the "act" (齣, ''chu'') defined as a set of songs following and completing a certain musical modal prog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Works About Dragons
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