The Magic Lotus Lantern
''The Magic Lotus Lantern'' is a Chinese fairy tale from the Tang dynasty (618–907). Story Sanshengmu was an immortal who had fallen in love with a mortal man. Her brother, Erlang Shen, was against it but she stole a magical lotus lantern and escaped the palace for earth-The lotus lantern, no matter which monster or fairy, as long as the lotus lantern shines, it will be shocked and convinced. Sanshengmu eventually had a son named Chen Xiang. After seven years Erlang Sheng was able to locate the couple by light of the magical lotus lantern. He captured Chen Xiang so that Sanshengmu would return the lantern, and when she did she was imprisoned under a mountain. Chen Xiang learns of how his mother was imprisoned and plans to get the lantern back to look for his mother. Chen Xiang encounters many trials during his journey and in the time became a young man. He impressed the Monkey King so he made Chen Xiang magical axe. Chenxiang fought Erlang Shen with the axe and just as Erlang Sh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lotus Lantern Shaoxing Opera 2
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Tang Dynasty
The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Historians generally regard the Tang as a high point in Chinese civilization, and a golden age of cosmopolitan culture. Tang territory, acquired through the military campaigns of its early rulers, rivaled that of the Han dynasty. The Lǐ family () founded the dynasty, seizing power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire and inaugurating a period of progress and stability in the first half of the dynasty's rule. The dynasty was formally interrupted during 690–705 when Empress Wu Zetian seized the throne, proclaiming the Wu Zhou dynasty and becoming the only legitimate Chinese empress regnant. The devastating An Lushan Rebellion (755–763) shook the nation and led to the decline of central authority in the dynas ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Huayue Sanniang
Huayue Sanniang (), also known as Sanshengmu (), is a Chinese goddess who possesses a magical lotus lantern. She is a goddess of marriage and love in the Chinese folk religion. Legends According to a legend, Huayue Sanniang is the daughter of the Emperor Xiyue (西岳大帝), one of the Great Emperors of Five Mountains. At the foot of Mount Hua, the Xiyue Temple was built for Emperor Xiyue. Sanniang is enshrined in the Sanniang Hall of the Partial Hall of the Xiyue Temple. ''The Magic Lotus Lantern'' According to the Tang dynasty folk tale '' The Magic Lotus Lantern'', she is the daughter of Yang Tianyou, a mortal and Yaoji, a goddess in the Heavenly Palace who is the younger sister of the Jade Emperor. One day, she fell in love with a mortal scholar, Liu Yanchang. But their love was strongly opposed by her elder brother Yang Jian (Erlang Shen). With the help of the magic lotus lantern, she defeated her brother and married the scholar. Later she gave birth to a son, Chen Xia ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Erlang Shen
Erlang Shen () or Erlang, also known as the Lord of Sichuan (), is a Chinese god with a third truth-seeing eye in the middle of his forehead. Erlang Shen may be a deified version of several semi-mythical folk heroes who helped regulate China's torrential floods dating variously from the Qin, Sui, and Jin dynasties. A later Buddhist source identifies him as the second son of the Northern Heavenly King Vaishravana. In the Ming semi-mythical novels '' Creation of the Gods'' and ''Journey to the West'', Erlang Shen is the nephew of the Jade Emperor. In the former, he assists the Zhou army in defeating the Shang. In the latter, he is the second son of a mortal and the Jade Emperor's sister Yaoji. In the legend, he is known as the greatest warrior god of heaven. Origin and representations Some common representations of Erlang Shen include Yang Jian, Li Erlang, Yang Bliss and others. The representation of Erlang Shen as Yang Jian is most common in popular media. Li Erlang ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chen Xiang (hero)
Liu Chenxiang () is a mythical hero and demigod in the Chinese folktale '' The Magic Lotus Lantern''. At the top of the Western Peak of Mount Hua, there is a historic giant stone which is a hundred feet high, called Axe-splitting Rock, that has been cut neatly into three parts. Legend has it that it was cut by Chen Xiang to split the mountain in order to save his mother, who was trapped within it. Legend According to the Tang dynasty folk tale ''The Magic Lotus Lantern'', his mother, Huayue Sanniang, a goddess in the Heavenly Palace, fell in love with a mortal scholar, Liu Yanchang. Their love was strongly opposed by her elder brother, Erlang Shen. With the help of the magic lotus lantern, the goddess defeated her brother and married the scholar. Later, she gave birth to her son, Chen Xiang. After seven years, Erlang Shen was able to locate the couple by the light of the magical lotus lantern. He then denies the marriage and captures Chen Xiang. After Erlang Sheng took the lanter ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cantonese Opera
Cantonese opera is one of the major categories in Chinese opera, originating in southern China's Guangdong Province. It is popular in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Macau and among Chinese communities in Southeast Asia. Like all versions of Chinese opera, it is a traditional Chinese art form, involving music, singing, martial arts, acrobatics, and acting. History There is debate about the origins of Cantonese opera, but it is generally accepted that opera was brought from the northern part of China and slowly migrated to the southern province of Guangdong in the late 13th century, during the late Southern Song dynasty. In the 12th century, there was a theatrical form called the Nanxi or "Southern drama", which was performed in public theatres of Hangzhou, then capital of the Southern Song. With the invasion of the Mongol army, Emperor Gong of the Song dynasty fled with hundreds of thousands of Song people into Guangdong in 1276. Among them were Nanxi performers from Zhej ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Huangmei Opera
Huangmei or Huangmei tone ( or , pinyin: or ) originated as a form of rural folk song and dance that has been in existence for the last 200 years and possibly longer. Huangmei opera is one of the most famous and mainstream opera in China (others are Beijing opera, Yue opera, Ping opera and Yu opera). The original Huangmei opera was sung by women when they were picking tea, and the opera was called the ''Picking Tea Song''. In the late Qing dynasty, the songs came into Anhui Province— Huaining County adjacent regions, combined with the local folk art, Anqing dialect with singing and chants, and gradually developed into a newborn's operas. The music is performed with a pitch that hits high and stays high for the duration of the song. It is unique in the sense that it does not sound like the typical rhythmic Chinese opera. In the 1960s Hong Kong counted the style as much as an opera as it was a music genre. Today it is more of a traditional performance art with efforts of re ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hebei Bangzi
''Hebei bangzi'' (wikt:河北梆子, 河北梆子) is a genre of Chinese opera from the northern province of Hebei. It may also be found in the nearby cities of Beijing and Tianjin, as well as in Shandong, Henan, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, and Inner Mongolia, as well as some areas south of the Yangtze River such as Shanghai and Wuhan. ''Hebei bangzi'' is derived from ''Qinqiang'' and ''Shanxi bangzi'' operas, which were introduced to Hebei during the middle of the Qing Dynasty.Hebei Bangzi at ChinaCulture.org . Retrieved March 30, 2015. It is sung in Beijing dialect. There are more than 500 stories used in ''Hebei bangzi''. References External links Chinese opera Culture in Hebei {{Chinese opera ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lotus Lantern
''Lotus Lantern'' () is a Chinese animated feature film based on the Chinese fairy tale, The Magic Lotus Lantern, produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio. Plot The story is based on the traditional Chinese folklore about a boy named Chenxiang. His mother, Sanshengmu, is a goddess and his father, Liu Yanchang, was a mortal. Since their marriage was forbidden, his maternal uncle, Erlang Shen, who was a god, punishes them by killing Liu Yanchang. Sanshengmu escapes and gives birth, but Chen Xiang grows up without knowledge of his ancestry. Sanshengmu possesses a magical Lotus Lantern whose light can scare away evil. When Erlang Shen, a strict and powerful god, kidnaps Chen Xiang, Sanshengmu fights to save him. Unfortunately, Erlang Shen is victorious and Chen Xiang is forced to live in his palace on the sacred mountains. Erlang Shen then imprisons Sanshengmu beneath a mountain for her crimes. Although he is quite young, Chen Xiang manages to escape from the palace, taking th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lotus Lantern (TV Series)
''Lotus Lantern'' (Chinese: 宝莲灯; pinyin: ''Băo Lián Dēng'') is a 2005 Chinese television drama based on the Chinese fairy tale '' The Magic Lotus Lantern'' (劈山救母; ''Pī Shān Jiù Mǔ''). The 35-episode series was premiered on CCTV-8 starting on October 4, 2005. A prequel, ''Prequel to the Lotus Lantern'', was broadcast in 2009. Cast * Jian Ding as "Monkey King" Sun Wukong * Jiang Wen as Chenxiang * Park Si-yeon Park Si-yeon (born Park Mi-seon on March 29, 1979) is a South Korean actress. She joined the Miss Korea pageant in 2000, and using that as a springboard to an acting career, she made her acting debut in China in 2004, appearing in minor roles in ... as Yang Chan * Ning Xie as Pigsy * Si Yang as Jade-Faced Fox * Zhang Zhichao as Nezha External links * 2005 Chinese television series debuts Mandarin-language television shows Shenmo television series {{China-tv-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Prelude Of Lotus Lantern
''Prelude of Lotus Lantern'' () is a 2009 Chinese mythology fantasy television series. The television series directed by Hong Kong director Mang San Yu and written by Wang Biao, and starring Vincent Chiao, Zhou Yang, Liu Xiaoqing and Liu Tao. It tells the story of Erlang Shen, a popular Chinese God in Chinese mythology. The series serve as a prequel of the 2005's Lotus Lantern (TV series) Plot This is the prequel to Lotus Lantern. The story this time focus on around Chen Xiang's uncle Er Lang Shen and his mother Sanshengmu . Cast * Vincent Chiao as Erlang Shen (Yang Jian). ** Niu Junfeng as young Erlang Shen * Zhou Yang as Sanshengmu, a niece of Jade Emperor, the third daughter of Yaoji. * Liu Xiaoqing as Xi Wangmu. * Liu Tao as Yaoji. * Li Guangjie as Yang Tianyou. * Jenny Guo as the seventh fairy. * Kira Lu as Bamei. * Li Xinru as Chang'e. * Wang Weiguo as Jade Emperor. * Tan Xiaoyan as Guanyin. * Alvin Wong as Yuding Zhenren. * Wu Guohua as Taiyi Zhenren. * Xie Ning as Z ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |