This is Scene Four of Act Four of The Romance of the Western Chamber (Xixiang Ji 西厢记), a famous Chinese drama written by playwright Wang Shifu 王实甫 (1250–1336) in Yuan dynasty. After parting with his lover Cui Yingying 崔莺莺 in …
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Jia Chang (贾昌 712–810) from the Tang Dynasty was renowned for his exceptional skills in training roosters for cockfighting. His legendary story is recorded in the Extensive Records of the Taiping Era (太平广记 Taiping Guangji). Li Longji (李隆基 685–762), Emperor Xuanzong …
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This is Scene three of Act Four of The Romance of the Western Chamber (Xixiang Ji 西厢记), a famous Chinese drama written by playwright Wang Shifu 王实甫 (1250–1336) in Yuan dynasty. Zhang Gong 张珙 (styled Junrui 君瑞, also known as …
The true name of Guiguzi (鬼谷子) remains unknown due to insufficient historical records, although some suggest the name ‘Wang Yi’. Legend has it that Guiguzi was a figure from the Warring States period (475–221 BCE), renowned as both a recluse …
This is from Scene Two of Act Four of the Chinese popular drama Romance of the Western Chamber (西厢记 Xixiang Ji). Miss Cui Yingying 崔莺莺 and Zhang Junrui (张君瑞, also called Scholar Zhang 张生) were deeply in love. Yingying’s maid, …