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Weeping Blood Butterflies 泣血蝶双飞 Qi Xue Die Shuang Fei

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: 2009.015.141
Scope and Contents Weeping Blood Butterflies 泣血蝶双飞 Qi Xue Die Shuang Fe. All music manuscripts were stamped by 莲花曲艺社 Lotus Art Club of Singing. The Story tells that Guan Hanqing, a notable Chinese playwright and poet in Yuan Dynasty, writes a play The Injustice to Dou E (Dou E Yuan) to criticize the corruption of the court. A sing-song girl Zhu Lianxiu stands by him and declares that as long as he dares to write, she dares to perform. Their play infuriates and threatens the Mongol officials. Lord Akham...
Dates: Majority of material found in 1996-2009