Traditional repertoire of Peking Opera

Traditional operas of Beijing Opera: Farewell My Concubine, Legend of the White Snake, Dingjun Mountain, Drunk Imperial Lady, Borrowing Dongfeng, etc.

1, farewell my concubine

Farewell My Concubine is one of the classic plays of Mei School performed by Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang. At the end of Qin Dynasty, Chu and Han contended, so Han Xin ordered Xiang Yu to surrender and tricked Xiang Yu into joining the army. Ambush on all sides in Jiulishan, trapping Xiang Yu under cover. Xiang Yu could not break through and was besieged on all sides. He suspected that the Chu army had surrendered to the Han Dynasty, so he had a drink with Yu Ji in the military camp. Yu Ji committed suicide, Xiang Yu deus ex got lost and went to Wujiang River. Feeling ashamed to see his elders in Jiangdong, he committed suicide by throwing himself into the river.

2. Legend of White Snake

The Legend of the White Snake is a famous play by China. This story was first seen in the cautionary tale of Feng Ming Menglong and the Leifeng Pagoda in Yongzhen of Bai Niangzi. The Legend of Leifeng Pagoda edited by Chen in Ming Dynasty. The Qing dynasty wrote the story of the righteous demon.

3. Dingjun Mountain

Dingjun Mountain is a traditional Peking Opera drama adapted from the 70th Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It tells the story of Huang Zhong, a veteran of Shu. When Cao Cao attacked Jiamengguan, an important town in West Shu, he showed his tough spirit, implored Zhuge Liang to refuse the enemy, defeated Zhang _, defeated Tiandangshan, made persistent efforts, beheaded General Xia and seized the regular army where the base camp was located.

4. Your Lady is Drunk

Drunkenness of the Imperial Lady, also known as Baihua Pavilion, is a one-fold drama based on the story of Yang Guifei, a historical figure in the Tang Dynasty in China. It is widely recognized by Mr. Mei Lanfang, a famous Peking Opera performer in China, and is one of the representative plays of Mei School.

5. "borrow the east wind"

Borrowing from the East Wind is a traditional classic play of Beijing Opera, in which Cao Cao attacked Wu and the enemy came to the Yangtze River. Pang Tong offered a series of tricks to entice Cao Cao to crucify and lock the warship to facilitate the fire attack, and Cao Cao was cheated. However, it was the middle of winter at that time. Because of the lack of east wind, it was difficult to lead the fire to Cao Ying, so Zhou Yu fell ill with anxiety. Knowing that the east wind would fall on Jiazi Day, Zhuge Liang took the opportunity of visiting the sick to give advice to Zhou Yu, claiming that he could borrow the east wind.