Du Shiniang Sinks the Hundred Treasure Chest in Fury

In the twentieth year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty, Du Shiniang, a famous courtesan in the capital city, entrusted her life to Li Jia, a student of the Imperial College, in order to redeem herself and pursue true love. Li Jia was weak and selfish, and although he loved Du Shiniang sincerely, he succumbed to the social and family rituals and concepts, and was instigated by Sun Fu, who eventually betrayed Du Shiniang and caused the tragedy of Du Shiniang's sinking of a suitcase into the river.

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The treasure chest is a treasure chest of money. p>The treasure chest is a symbol of money and a representative of interests. During the Ming Dynasty in China, a period when the commodity economy was emerging and thriving, artisanal workshops dedicated to the production and exchange of commodities were taking shape.

With the rapid development of the commodity economy, money and interests have become increasingly important in social life, and traditional values have been seriously challenged. The deep-rooted feudal clans have finally begun to waver in the face of money and interests, and the relationship between people has been transformed from the patriarchal ethic to the profit-driven one.

The "Hundred Treasure Chest" is a symbol of Du Shinniang's value and hope. Du Shinniang has been saving up the "Hundred Treasure Chest", hoping to use it to prove her value and to exchange it for true love. When she chose Li Jia to commit to her life, Du Shinniang refused to tell Li Jia the secret of the "Hundred Treasure Chest" for this very reason.

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