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Farewell under the Pagoda Tree 槐荫别 Huai Yin Bie

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 84
Identifier: 2009.015.137

Scope and Contents

Farewell under the Pagoda Tree 槐荫别 Huai Yin Bie. All music manuscripts were stamped by 曲艺苑 Arts and Performance Center. The story tells a young man Dong Yong who was to a rich family as a slave so as to bury his father, met with a woman under a pagoda tree when he was on his way to work.The woman told him that she was homeless. So he brought her home.The woman wove 300 bolts of cloth in one month and bought back Dong Yong's freedom. When they passed the pagoda tree on their way home, the women told Dong Yong she was the daughter to the Emperor of Heaven and was ordered to help him repay the debt. With that said, she flew away.

Dates

  • Majority of material found in 1996-2009

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is unrestricted.

Extent

5 Sheets : two copies of 5 pages legal size Cantonese opera music sheet two copies of booklet folded from the music sheet with covers ; Music sheet 9" x 14" Music booklet 9" x 7"

Language of Materials

Chinese

Repository Details

Part of the Museum of Chinese in America Repository

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