Box 2
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Contains 86 Results:
Leng Luo Yin Ping Yue Man Lou 冷落银屏月满楼 Leng Luo Yin Ping Yue Man Lou
File — Box: 2, Folder: 11
Identifier: 2009.015.151
Scope and Contents
Leng Luo Yin Ping Yue Man Lou 冷落银屏月满楼. The song is based on the famous love story between Lu You, a prominent poet of China’s Southern Song Dynasty, and his cousin Tang Wan. Lu You grew up with his cousin Tang Wan, who was quiet but loved literature. They fell deeply in love and were married when he was 20. But they had no children, and his mother did not like Tang Wan. Though they had lived happily together, his mother forced them to divorce in order to make Lu You concentrate on studying...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1996-2009
Di Qing Rushes through Three Checkpoints 狄青夜闯三关 Di Qing Ye Chuang San Guan
File — Box: 2, Folder: 12
Identifier: 2009.015.152
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Di Qing Rushes through Three Checkpoints 狄青夜闯三关 Di Qing Ye Chuang San Guan. Music manuscripts were stamped by 曲艺苑 Arts and Performance Center and 莲花曲艺社 Lotus Art Club of Singing. The story is about General Di Qing of the Imperial Song, who scored repeated victories over the Barbarians. However, he was defeated by the Kingdom Shan Shan after a series of fierce battles and was received by the Shan Shan as the royal son-in-law. Yet in his heart he remained loyal to his kin. Determined to return...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1996-2009
Princess Shuangyang Chases Her Husband 双阳宫主追夫 Shuang Yang Gong Zhu Zhui Fu
File — Box: 2, Folder: 13
Identifier: 2009.015.153
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Princess Shuangyang Chases Her Husband 双阳宫主追夫 Shuang Yang Gong Zhu Zhui Fu. Music manuscripts were stamped by 曲艺苑 Arts and Performance Center and 莲花曲艺社 Lotus Art Club of Singing. The story is about Princess Shuang Yang of the Kingdom Shan Shan, who got married with General Di Qing of the Imperial Song after Di’s military was defeated by the Kingdom Shan Shan. However, Di Qing remained loyal to his kin. Determined to return to the Song, Di Qing made the Princess drunk one day and then fled....
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1996-2009
Princess Shuangyang Assists Her Husband 双阳宫主益夫 Shuang Yang Gong Zhu Yi Fu
File — Box: 2, Folder: 14
Identifier: 2009.015.154
Scope and Contents
Princess Shuangyang Assists Her Husband 双阳宫主益夫 Shuang Yang Gong Zhu Yi Fu. All music manuscripts were stamped by 莲花曲艺社 Lotus Art Club of Singing. The story is about Princess Shuang Yang of the Kingdom Shan Shan, who got married with General Di Qing of the Imperial Song after Di’s military was defeated by the Kingdom Shan Shan. Di remained loyal to his kin. Determined to return to the Song, Di made the Princess drunk one day and then fled. By the time the Princess recovered, her royal husband...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1996-2009
Shen Sanbai and Yun Niang (Part I) 沈三白与芸娘（上）Shen San Bai Yu Yun Niang (Shang)
File — Box: 2, Folder: 15
Identifier: 2009.015.155
Scope and Contents
Shen Sanbai and Yun Niang (Part II) 沈三白与芸娘（上）Shen San Bai YU Yun Niang (Shang) Music manuscripts were stamped by 莲花曲艺社 Lotus Art Club of Singing and 曲艺苑 Arts and Performance Center. The story is adapted from Six Chapters of a Floating Life, an autobiographical novel of Qing Dynasty writer Shen Fu, also known as Shen Sanbai. It tells the love between Shen Fu (courtesy name: Sanbai) and his wife Chen Yun (also called Yun Niang). At thirteen when Sanbai accompanies his mother on a visit to her...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1996-2009
Shen Sanbai and Yun Niang (Part II) 沈三白与芸娘（下）Shen San Bai Yu Yun Niang (Xia)
File — Box: 2, Folder: 16
Identifier: 2009.015.156
Scope and Contents
Shen Sanbai and Yun Niang (Part II) 沈三白与芸娘（下）Shen San Bai Yu Yun Niang (Xia) Music manuscripts were stamped by 莲花曲艺社 Lotus Art Club of Singing and 曲艺苑 Arts and Performance Center. The story is adapted from Six Chapters of a Floating Life, an autobiographical novel of Qing Dynasty writer Shen Fu, also known as Shen Sanbai. It tells the love between Shen Fu (courtesy name: Sanbai) and his wife Chen Yun (also called Yun Niang). At thirteen when Sanbai accompanies his mother on a visit to her...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1996-2009
Emperor Guangxu and Concubine Zhen 光绪皇与珍妃 Guang Xu Huang Yu Zhen Fei
File — Box: 2, Folder: 17
Identifier: 2009.015.157
Scope and Contents
Emperor Guangxu and Concubine Zhen 光绪皇与珍妃 Guang Xu Huang Yu Zhen Fei. All music manuscripts were stamped by 曲艺苑 Arts and Performance Center. The opera tells the love story between Emperor Guangxu and concubine Zhen. Towards the end of the QingDynasty, young Emperor Guangxu accedes to the throne under Empress Dowager Cixi, the regent. The emperor’s efforts to make courtier Zhen empress are stopped by Cixi, who uses her power to install her niece as Empress Longyu instead. Though defiant, the...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1996-2009
Guang Xu Huang Qing Nuan Zhen Fei 光绪皇情暖珍妃 Guang Xu Huang Qing Nuan Zhen Fei
File — Box: 2, Folder: 18
Identifier: 2009.015. 158
Scope and Contents
Guang Xu Huang Qing Nuan Zhen Fei 光绪皇情暖珍妃 Guang Xu Huang Qing Nuan Zhen Fei. All music manuscripts were stamped by 莲花曲艺社 Lotus Art Club of Singing. The opera tells the love story between Emperor Guangxu and concubine Zhen. Towards the end of the QingDynasty, young Emperor Guangxu accedes to the throne under Empress Dowager Cixi, the regent. The emperor’s efforts to make courtier Zhen empress are stopped by Cixi, who uses her power to install her niece as Empress Longyu instead. Though...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1996-2009
Emperor Guangxu paying homage to Concubine Zhen at Night 光绪皇夜祭珍妃 Guang Xu Huang Ye Ji Zhen Fei
File — Box: 2, Folder: 19
Identifier: 2009.015.159
Scope and Contents
Emperor Guangxu paying homage to Concubine Zhen at Night 光绪皇夜祭珍妃 Guang Xu Huang Ye Ji Zhen Fei. The song tells the love story between Emperor Guangxu and concubine Zhen. Towards the end of the QingDynasty, young Emperor Guangxu accedes to the throne under Empress Dowager Cixi, the regent. The emperor’s efforts to make courtier Zhen empress are stopped by Cixi, who uses her power to install her niece as Empress Longyu instead. Though defiant, the emperor is too weak to take any action aside...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1996-2009
Tang Bohu Flirting with Qiu Xiang 唐伯虎戏秋香 Tang Bo Hu Xi Qiu Xiang
File — Box: 2, Folder: 20
Identifier: 2009.015.160
Scope and Contents
Tang Bohu Flirting with Qiu Xiang 唐伯虎戏秋香 Tang Bo Hu Xi Qiu Xiang. All music manuscripts were stamped by 莲花曲艺社 Lotus Art Club of Singing. The opera tells the love story between Tang Bohu and Qiu Xiang. Tang Bohu, a celebrated scholar in Hangzhou, encounters Qiu Xiang, a maidservant from the house of Prime Minister Hua, at a temple. Captivated by her beauty, he disguises himself as a temple caretaker to get nearer to the maiden. Cailian, the wife of Hua’s eldest son, is Bohu’s cousin. She...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1996-2009