The Romance of the West Chamber
The Romance of the West Chamber

The play was adapted by Tian Han from Wang Shifu's Yuan Zaju of the same name. It premiered in 1959 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and became Zhang Pai's next masterpiece, following "Wang Jiang Ting."

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Farewell My Concubine
Farewell My Concubine

This play, originating from The Original Periods of Xiangyu, Records of the Historian, premiered in 1922 by Yang Xiaolou and Mei Lanfang in Beijing.The play tells the story of Liu Bang, who had appointed Han Xin as his commander in the late Qin Dynasty. Han Xin sent his strategist, Li Zuoche, to fraudulently surrender to Xiang Yu and coaxed him into a serious siege.

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Lotus Lantern
Lotus Lantern

This play is based on a mythological story that has been spread for a long time. Mainly with three scenes, Naoxue, Shezi, and Datang, which have got popularity on the Beijing Opera stages.

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Dream in a Boudoir
Dream in a Boudoir

This play tells the story that in the late Han Dynasty, Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu fought for power and were at war for many years. Wang Hui was forcibly conscripted into the army and left his wife Zhang right after three days of their marriage, and she had not heard from him for over one year.

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The Monkey King
The Monkey King

This play tells the story of Monkey King, who went to the Dragon Palace to borrow a weapon. The Dragon King, however, despised him and coaxed him to move the Iron Bar, which was used to stabilize the sea. Surprisingly, the Monkey King was so great that he turned the Iron Bar into his Monkey King Bar.

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Return of the Phoenix
Return of the Phoenix

The play was adapted by Qi Rushan based on the Beijing script The Book of Yin and Yang collected by the Qing Palace, and premiered by Mei Lanfang in 1928 in Beijing. This play tells the story about the vice minister Cheng Pu retired to his hometown. He had two daughters, the older was Xueyan, who was ugly. The younger called Xuee, born by the concubine, was beautiful and intelligent.

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 The Drunken Concubine
The Drunken Concubine

The play, also known as "Pavilion of a Hundred Flowers", originated from a local drama "Drunken Yang Concubine" during the Qianlong period, which was polished by Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang. It’s one of the classic representative plays of the clan of Mei, especially the four flat tones at the beginning are the most classic.

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Unicorn Trapping Purse
Unicorn Trapping Purse

The play told the story of Xue Xiangling, a wealthy girl who was doted on by her mother since childhood and married with a dowry bag full of exotic treasures. On her way, she took shelter from the rain at the Spring and Autumn Pavilion. When she met a poor girl, Zhao Shouzhen, who was also getting married that day, she generously gave her pouch to Zhao.

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Wusong Fighting in the Inn
Wusong Fighting in the Inn

The play, also known as "Shizi Po", is based on Shi Nai'an's novel "The Water Margin". It is a short martial arts play by Gai Jiaotian, who has been training his kung fu for sixty years. Gai and his partner Qi Caifen, performed in real conditions and exhibited a beauty in danger.

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The White Snake Enchantress
The White Snake Enchantress

This play tells the story of Xu Xian who lives in Qiantang County passing by the West Lake. When it rains, and two girls Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing, who are White snake and green snake respectively with the same boat with Xu. White snake and Xu love each other and Xu borrows an umbrella with them.

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