Peking Opera "Fork in the Road", "Mu Lian Saving His Mother", "Hu Jia Village" July 5, 2008

Time: 2008/7/5
Venue: Chinese National Peking Opera Company Experimental Theater
Price: 50/80/100/380
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1. Fork in the Road (San Cha Kou)

The Peking Opera Fork in the Road a famous repertoire of combat dramas, is a snippet of The Yang's Saga.Fork in the Road, now quite popular among foreign audiences, goes as: JiaoZan, a senior general of Song Dynasty, was sent under escort to ShamenIsland because of his killing Xie Jingwu, son-in-law of a treacherouscourt official named Wang Qinruo. The commander in chief, Yang Yanzhaoordered Ren Tanghui to protect Jiao Zan secretly. When the night came,Jiao and escorts put up at the crossroads inn and Ren followed. Afierce fight issued far into the night in the pitch dark between theinn keeper Liu Lihua couples and Ren Tanghui, for they thought Ren wasgoing to kill Jiao Zan. And Jiao Zan himself was also involved in thefight at last. It was until the female inn keeper lighted the nightthat the conflict came to an end.

2. Mu Lian Saving His Mother (Mu Lian Jiu Mu)

ChineseOpera "Mu Lian Saving His Mother", a story about how young Mu Lian hasto fight against a Ghost to rescue his mother from hell. MuLian, who entered religion accompanying Ksitigarbha, was informed thathis mother was forced into hell by virtue of her violation of the powerof Buddha. Arrived at hell, he witnessed his mother’s suffering there.Learned from his mother that both his father and her were monasticpractitioners; however, they get married, which was violated stronglyaccording to Buddha. Out of resentment, she told her son about thestory between his parents, as well as their sending him for practices.Mu Lian, firmly believed his mother was innocent and determined to saveher to the earth.

3. Hu Jia Village (Hu Jia Zhuang)

WhenSong Jiang led troops to attack the Village of Hu, Hu Sanniang, thefiancee of Zhu Biao came to provide assistance, fought with Liangshanheroes, captured Wang Ying and beat many leaders; finally, she wascaptured by Lin Chong sent by Song Jiang.

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