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Tale of the Pi Pa - Giving Her Hair to Keep His Promise 琵琶记 - 赠发系郎心 Pi Pa Ji - Zeng Fa Xi Lang Xin

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 21
Identifier: 2009.015.074
Scope and Contents

Tale of the Pi Pa - Giving Her Hair to Keep His Promise 琵琶记 - 赠发系郎心 Pi Pa Ji - Zeng Fa Xi Lang Xin. Zhao cut her hair and gave to Cai to keep. They would miss each other since Cai would go to the capital to take the test (in order to become a officer) next day.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1996-2009
Found in: Museum of Chinese in America / 2009.015, Mui Yuen Kung Chiu & Hung Fook Chiu collection / Opera Manuscripts

Emperor Wu of Han Meets Lady Wei 汉武帝初会卫夫人 Han Wu Di Chu Hui Wei Fu Ren

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 22
Identifier: 2009.015.075
Scope and Contents Emperor Wu of Han Meets Lady Wei 汉武帝初会卫夫人 Han Wu Di Chu Hui Wei Fu Ren. All sheets are stamped by 曲艺苑the Arts and Performance Center. When young Liu Che ascended the throne, the seal of power really resided with Empress Chen and Imperial Uncle Chen Shou. The teenaged Liu could only bide his time while hunting in the wilderness. One day, while visiting the Princess Pingyang, he met her singing girl Wei Ziqing. Liu made Wei Ziqing his wife, and cavalryman Wei Qing his guard and invited them to...
Dates: Majority of material found in 1996-2009
Found in: Museum of Chinese in America / 2009.015, Mui Yuen Kung Chiu & Hung Fook Chiu collection / Opera Manuscripts

Emperor Wu of Han Meets Lady Wei 汉武帝初会卫夫人 Han Wu Di Chu Hui Wei Fu Ren

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Identifier: 2009.015.076
Scope and Contents Emperor Wu of Han Meets Lady Wei 汉武帝初会卫夫人 Han Wu Di Chu Hui Wei Fu Ren. All sheets are stamped by 曲艺苑 the Arts and Performance Center; booklet is stamped by 莲花曲艺社 Lotus Arts Club of Singing. When young Liu Che ascended the throne, the seal of power really resided with Empress Chen and Imperial Uncle Chen Shou. The teenaged Liu could only bide his time while hunting in the wilderness. One day, while visiting the Princess Pingyang, he met her singing girl Wei Ziqing. Liu made Wei Ziqing his...
Dates: Majority of material found in 1996-2009
Found in: Museum of Chinese in America / 2009.015, Mui Yuen Kung Chiu & Hung Fook Chiu collection / Opera Manuscripts

Half a Lifetime Romance - Qian Qianyi and Niu Rushi 半生缘 - 钱谦益、柳如是 -- Ban Sheng Yuan - Qian Qian Yi, Liu Ru Shi

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Identifier: 2009.015.077
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Half a Lifetime Romance - Qian Qianyi and Niu Rushi 半生缘 - 钱谦益、柳如是 -- Ban Sheng Yuan - Qian Qian Yi, Liu Ru Shi. One set stamped by 莲花曲艺社 the Lotus Art Club of Singing. It is a love story between Qian Qian Yi, who was a Chinese offical scholar and social historian and Liu Ru Shi who was a Chinese courtesan and poet in late Ming Dynasty.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1996-2009
Found in: Museum of Chinese in America / 2009.015, Mui Yuen Kung Chiu & Hung Fook Chiu collection / Opera Manuscripts

Zhao Zi Long - Battle to Defend the River and Rescue Prince Liu Chang 赵子龙-拦江截斗 Zhao Zi Long-Lan Jiang Jie Dou

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 25
Identifier: 2009.015.078
Scope and Contents

Zhao Zi Long - Battle to Defend the River and Rescue Prince Liu Chang 赵子龙-拦江截斗 Zhao Zi Long-Lan Jiang Jie Dou. All sheets are stamped by stamped by the 莲花曲艺社 Lotus Art Club of Singing. Zhao Zilong, a renowned warrior under the command of Lord Liu Bei

Dates: Majority of material found in 1996-2009
Found in: Museum of Chinese in America / 2009.015, Mui Yuen Kung Chiu & Hung Fook Chiu collection / Opera Manuscripts

Zhao Zi Long 赵子龙 Zhao Zi Long

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 26
Identifier: 2009.015.079
Scope and Contents

Zhao Zi Long 赵子龙. All sheets are stamped by 莲花曲艺社 lotus Club of Singing. The story is about Zhao Zi Long, who was a military general and lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty, early Three Kingdoms period. The handwritten manuscipt was stamped by the Lotus Art Club of Singing.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1996-2009
Found in: Museum of Chinese in America / 2009.015, Mui Yuen Kung Chiu & Hung Fook Chiu collection / Opera Manuscripts

The story of return the Pipa 还琴记 Huan Qin Ji

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 27
Identifier: 2009.015.080
Scope and Contents

The story of return the Pipa 还琴记 Huan Qin Ji. All booklets and sheets stamed by 曲艺苑 Arts and Performance Center. The song is taken from one chapter of Returning the Pipa, a tale that extols the people with talent rather than money.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1996-2009
Found in: Museum of Chinese in America / 2009.015, Mui Yuen Kung Chiu & Hung Fook Chiu collection / Opera Manuscripts

Tale of Wushuang - Qian Nv Came Back from the Dead 无双传-倩女回生 Wu Shuang Zhuan-Qian Nv Hui Sheng

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 28
Identifier: 2009.015.081
Scope and Contents Tale of Wushuang - Qian Nv Came Back from the Dead 无双传-倩女回生 Wu Shuang Zhuan-Qian Nv Hui Sheng. 2 versions of legal size handwritten manuscripts, one has stamped the 莲花曲艺社 Lotus Art Club of Singsing, the other has stamped the 曲艺苑 Arts and Performance Center. Tale of Wu Shuang originates in the Tang Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Dezong of the Tang, Wang Xianke, a newphew of minister Liu Zhen grew up as an orphan. He admired and had a secret love for Liu Zhen's daughter Wu Shuang. Later,...
Dates: Majority of material found in 1996-2009
Found in: Museum of Chinese in America / 2009.015, Mui Yuen Kung Chiu & Hung Fook Chiu collection / Opera Manuscripts

Tale of Wushuang - Farewell at Wei Bridge 无双传-渭桥哭别 Wu Shuang Zhuan-Wei Qiao Ku Bie

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 29
Identifier: 2009.015.081
Scope and Contents Tale of Wushuang - Farewell at Wei Bridge 无双传-渭桥哭别 Wu Shuang Zhuan-Wei Qiao Ku Bie. Paper sheets stamped by 曲艺苑 Arts and Performance Center. Tale of Wu Shuang originates in the Tang Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Dezong of the Tang, Wang Xianke, a newphew of minister Liu Zhen grew up as an orphan. He admired and had a secret love for Liu Zhen's daughter Wu Shuang. Later, Liu Zhen had a politica fallout with the capital that resulted in his imprisonment and death. Xianke had been a...
Dates: Majority of material found in 1996-2009
Found in: Museum of Chinese in America / 2009.015, Mui Yuen Kung Chiu & Hung Fook Chiu collection / Opera Manuscripts

Drying Clothes for the Beloved 焙衣情 Bei Yi Qing

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 30
Identifier: 2009.015.083
Scope and Contents

Drying Clothes for the Beloved 焙衣情 Bei Yi Qing. This is a handwritten Sheeting Music, stamped by 莲花苑 the Lotus Art Club of Singing. During the chaotic warring years of the Northern Song Dynasty, a young woman Feng Yumei and a young man Fan Xizhou developed a romantic attraction to each other while they were drying their clothes in an old temple after Fan rescued Feng and they traveled together in the rain.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1996-2009
Found in: Museum of Chinese in America / 2009.015, Mui Yuen Kung Chiu & Hung Fook Chiu collection / Opera Manuscripts

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