Top Ten Classical Chinese Comedies

The Ten Greatest Classical Chinese Comedies are:

Saving the Wind and Dust (Yuan) Guan Hanqing

On the Walled Horse (Yuan) Bai Park

The Story of the Western Chamber (Yuan) Wang Shifu

Li Kui Takes a Bauhinia (Yuan) Kang Jinzhi

The Slave of the Money Watchers (Yuan) Zheng Tingyu

The Record of the Secret Lady (Yuan) Shi Hui

The The Wolf in the Middle Mountain" (Ming Dynasty) Kang Hai

"The Jade Hairpin" (Ming Dynasty) Gao Lian

"The Green Peony" (Ming Dynasty) Wu Bing

"The Kite Mistake" (Qing Dynasty) Li Fisherman

"Rescuing the Wind and Dust", a miscellaneous drama script. It is an outstanding realistic classical comedy written by Guan Hanqing in the Yuan Dynasty. It is written about the villain Zhou She who cheated and married the prostitute Song Yin Zhang and then abused her, Song Yin Zhang's sister Zhao Pan'er

Seeing the righteousness and courage, she designed to rescue Song. The whole play **** four fold. The plot is: the prostitute Song Yinzhang and An Xiucai have an appointment, and then by the evil young Zhou She rhetoric confuse, do not listen to the sister Zhao Paner advice, married Zhou She. After the marriage, Song Yinzhang is abused and writes to Zhao Pan'er for help. Because Zhou She refused to let Song Yin Zhang go easily, Zhao Pan Er used a clever trick. She puts on heavy makeup and pretends to marry Zhou She, and brings wine, sheep and a big red carrot to Zhou She, who can't help but be overjoyed. Zhao Pan'er asked Zhou She to marry Song Yinzhang before she could marry him, but Song Yinzhang came to make trouble again, and Zhou She wrote a letter of repudiation to drive Song Yinzhang away. Zhao Pan'er and Song Yinzhang leave together. On the way, Zhao Pan'er exchanges Song Yinzhang's letter of repudiation for another one. Zhou She realizes that she has been tricked and catches up with them. She snatches the letter of repudiation from Song Yinzhang and destroys it, and accuses Zhao Pan Er of abducting a woman. Zhao Pan'er counter-accused him of abducting a married woman, and made An Xiu Cai come to the court to testify, and showed Zhou She's handwritten letter of repudiation. Zhao Pan'er's evidence is so strong that Zhou She is unable to defeat her and is punished with a cane. Song Yinzhang and An Xucai are married.

The full name of the play is "Zhao Pan'er's Wind and Moon Saving the Wind and Dust", and the existing versions include: Ming Pulse and Hope Museum's "Ancient Famous Play", "New Renewal of Ancient Famous Plays", "Selected Yuan Operas", "Yuan Operas", "Yuan Operas", and "Yuan People's Various Plays".

On the Walled Horse by Yuan Bai Pu. It is a story about Li Qianjin and Pei Shaojun who fell in love with each other and joined each other privately, and then Pei's father found out and drove them out, and finally reunited them, portraying the image of Li Qianjin, who dared to rebel against feudal rites and rituals.

***Four fold. The plot is: Shangshu Pei Xingjian's son, Shaojun, was ordered by Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty to go to Luoyang to buy flowers. One day, he passed by the garden of Li Shijie, the governor of Luoyang, and saw his daughter leaning against the wall on his horse, so he wrote a poem to put in. Li Qianjin wrote a poem in reply and asked him to meet him in the garden that night. Shao Jun jumped over the wall and was discovered by Li Qian Jin's wet nurse, who made them leave quietly. Shaojun returned home to Chang'an with Li Qianjin and hid her in the back garden. They lived together for seven years and had a son, Duan Duan, who was six years old, and a daughter, Chong Yang, who was four years old. During the Ching Ming Festival, Shao Jun accompanied his mother to go out to pay tribute to her, while Pei Xingjian stayed at home due to his poor health. He came to the garden by chance and bumped into Duan Duan's siblings, and after inquiring about them, he found out the whole story. Pei Xingjian thought that Li Qianjin had misbehaved and ordered Shaojun to write a letter of repudiation to drive Li Qianjin home, but left the two children behind. Li Qianjin returned home to Luoyang, and because her parents had died, she stayed at home. Later, Pei Shaojun got a bachelor's degree and was appointed as a magistrate in Luoyang, and welcomed his parents to his office. He wanted to get back with Li Qianjin, but Li Qianjin resented his repudiation and refused to do so. At this time Pei Xingjian realized that Li Qianjin is his old friend Li Shijie's daughter, and had previously negotiated for the marriage of his son and daughter. After some explanation and pleading, Li Qianjin forgave them. The couple was reunited. The full name of the play is Pei Shaojun on the wall on the horse, and there are the collection of "Ancient and Modern Famous Dramas" by Ming Pulse and Hope Museum, "Yuan and Ming Dramas", "Selected Yuan Operas", "Liuzhi Collection", and "Yuan People's Drama Collection". Kunqu and Peking Operas have this play.

The Story of the Western Wing is a well-known classical Chinese drama masterpiece, written by Wang Shifu in the Yuan Dynasty, which narrates the love story of Zhang Junrui, a scholar, and Cui Yingying, a young lady from Xiangguo, who met each other and fell in love at first sight, and then, with the help of Hongniang, they fought for the autonomy of marriage and dared to break the confinement of feudalism and united in a private union, which expresses their dissatisfaction and resistance against feudal marital system, as well as the longing and pursuit of the ideal of a beautiful love. pursuit. Over the centuries, it has y inspired the hearts of countless young men and women. Even today, the thematic ideas and artistic images in the work can still help us deepen our understanding of the sinful nature of feudal rites.

The Yuan miscellaneous drama Li Kui Negative Bauhinia and the novel Water Margin; seventy-three depicts the story of Li Kui Negative Bauhinia, the plot is basically the same, but Li Kui Negative Bauhinia is more successful in the art of the character image is rich and vivid, and the treatment of the Water Margin is obviously inferior, the character personality is relatively single. The main reason for this phenomenon is that the author of Water Margin inherited the storyline of Li Kui Neglects Bauhinia, but failed to pay full attention to the different status and role of this story in novels and plays, failed to pay attention to novels and plays are not the same as the artistic qualities of the novels and plays, he seems to pay attention to the story, and neglected to the characterization of the image.

Looking at Money Slaves by Yuan Zheng Tingyu. Write the poor man Jia Ren because of Zhou Rongzu ancestral wealth and wealth, and then bought cheap Zhou Rongzu's son as an adopted son, and finally the money back to the Zhou family. The whole play *** four folds a wedge. The plot is: the poor man Jia Ren usually pick soil to build a wall for a living, accidentally dug up Zhou Rongzu's family hidden under the wall of the ancestral property and become rich, Zhou Rongzu and his wife is therefore down and out. Although Jia Ren has a fortune, he has no children and orders Mr. Chen Defu to buy a son for him. Coincidentally, Zhou Rongzu and his wife are desperate in the snow and wind and willingly sell their son, Changshou, to him, and they only get a very small amount of money. Twenty years later, long life grew into a man, Jia Ren miserly, more and more wealth, but at this time died of disease. Mr. and Mrs. Zhou Rongzu begged at the Dongyue Temple and met Changshou, but they did not know how to recognize each other. Later, they met Chen Defu, who explained the truth to Changshou, and the family was reunited. Zhou Rongzu saw the seal on the money and realized that it was his own property.

The brief name of the play is also known as "The Injustice Debtor", and the full name is "The Injustice Debtor", and the circulating versions are: "Thirty Types of Ancient and Modern Miscellaneous Dramas Engraved by Yuan", "Ancient and Modern Miscellaneous Dramas Selected by Xijizi", "Ancient and Modern Miscellaneous Dramas Selected by Xijizi", "Selection of Yuan Opera", and "Yuan Miscellaneous Dramas Collected by Yuan People".

The Tale of the Secret Chamber (also known as the Tale of the Moon Pavilion) - The Tale of the Pipa

The Tale of the Secret Chamber is listed as one of the top ten classical Chinese comedies, while The Tale of the Pipa is listed as one of the top ten classical Chinese tragedies. Although the dramatic styles are different, both are a combination of the highly developed Chinese lyrical literature and dramatic art. Readers can take this opportunity to get an overview of the Yuan dynasty's southern theater, and can directly taste the original flavor of this wonder of Chinese literature.

The author of the book is Yao He, a Tang dynasty scholar; the author of the book is Xie Liang, a Song dynasty scholar; and the author of the book is Ma Zhongxi, a Ming dynasty scholar, who is recognized by Ming Wenyinghua in the early Qing dynasty. In the early Qing Dynasty, Ming Wen Yinghua recognized the author as Ming Ma Zhongxi. In the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, Guantang published and engraved the third volume of Ma Zhongxi's Dongtian wenji, which also included this article. It was presumably rewritten by Ma Zhongxi on the basis of previous works.

Chinese Ming Dynasty Legendary Works. By Gao Lian. Writes about the love and marriage between Chen Miaochang, a Daoist nun, and Pan Bizheng, a scholar. The story can be found in Ancient and Modern Women's History and the Ming miscellaneous drama Zhang Yuhu Mistakenly Lodging with a Woman, Ching Guan Zhi. In the play, it is written that a young girl, Chen Jiao Lian, was separated from her family when the Jin soldiers came south, and she joined Jinling Nu Zhen Guan as a Taoist nun, with the name of Miao Chang. Pan Bizheng, the nephew of the master of the Guan, failed in the examination and passed through the Maiden Guan. After some twists and turns, such as tea talk, piano picking and poetry stealing, the two of them were privately united and eventually became united in marriage. The author describes the complex psychology of Chen Miaochang's passionate pursuit of love and her shyness and timidity with exquisite clarity. The scene of "Crying Farewell at the Autumn River" is a poetic one. The plays "The Qin Pick" and "Autumn River" have been retained as repertoire by various local theaters, and have been performed continuously.

The Green Peony is a masterpiece of Wu Bing, an outstanding dramatist of the late Ming Dynasty.

It is written about a Hanlin, Shen Chong, who chooses a son-in-law for his daughter, Wan E. In the Literary Society Examination, the Green Peony is used as a symbol for the Green Peony. In the Literature Society Examination, each of them wrote a poem under the title of Green Peony. Liu Xiqian asked Xie Ying to write the poem for him, and Che Ben Gao asked his sister, Che Jingfang, to write the poem for him, and only Gu Chuan wrote the poem for himself. Che Jingfang and Xie Ying read each other's poems and fell in love with each other. Later, after an interview, Liu Xiqian and Che Ben Gao's forgery was exposed. In the township examination, Xie Ying and Gu Chuan won high school. In the end, Xie Ying and Che Jingfang, and Gu Chuan and Shen Wan'e, became two couples.

The Kite Mistake is a work by Li Yu, a famous opera singer in the Qing Dynasty. Han Shixun, a scholar, inscribes a poem on a kite, and Qi Shi, a playboy, flies a kite, which breaks its string and floats down to another place, where it is picked up by Shujuan, the second young lady of Zhan's house, who is both talented and beautiful, and re-scribes the poem and flies it again, thus leading to a series of misunderstandings and coincidences, and giving birth to two contrasting and entangled marriages between Han Shixun, Qi Shi, and the two young ladies of Zhan's house. The play is coherent, with a plot that ebbs and flows in a fascinating, ingenious and novel way.