"Zhao Pan'er Fengyue Saves Fengchen" (also known as "Save Fengchen") is the most representative comedy among the comedies written by Guan Hanqing, a great opera master in the Yuan Dynasty. "Saving the Fengchen" tells the story of Zhao Pan'er, a prostitute who acted bravely when she saw justice, rescuing Song Yinzhang, the sister of fireworks, and subduing Zhou She, a prodigal son who played with women. The protagonist Zhao Pan'er in the play embodies the noble qualities of an ancient lower-class person who is brave and hates evil. This comedy work still has a certain degree of progress today. In order to make it accessible to readers, Professor Huang Shizhong, a well-known opera research expert, has provided precise annotations and full-text translation of this work. This book also appends two other dramas written by Guan Hanqing, "Du Ruiniang Zhi Bounty Thread Pool" and "Qian Dayin Zhi Chong Xie Tianxiang" with similar themes to "Save Feng Chen", for the readers' enjoyment.
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"Meng Hua Lu" by the fairy sister is a fusion of "Tokyo Meng Hua Lu" and "Zhao Pan'er Feng Yue Saves Feng Chen". Today I am reading these two books. From ancient times to the present, people have always believed that romantic women serve others with sex and are not worthy of respect. However, Guan Hanqing's "Zhao Pan'er" accurately describes the chivalry, sincerity, bravery, loyalty and intelligence of these women. He did not deliberately beautify Zhao Pan'er like in the TV series. Instead, it was a story about one prostitute saving another prostitute. However, Zhao Pan'er is not innocent. Her beauty trap also includes Israeli servants, but it does not affect her brilliance at all. Because women rarely have physical courage, but they are often mentally brave. She is weak, but she is unyielding.
This book is great! Zhao Paner is such a brave and smart woman! She ignored her own safety to save Song Yinzhang, and also came up with so many clever tricks to deal with Zhou She. Her character is tenacious and her experience is admirable. Moreover, the characters in the book are very vivid, and each one has his own characteristics. Even the villain Zhou She is impressive. This book allowed me to see the lives and emotions of lower-class people in ancient times, which was very touching. I recommend everyone to read it!
"Meng Hua Lu" by the fairy sister is a fusion of "Tokyo Meng Hua Lu" and "Zhao Pan'er Feng Yue Saves Feng Chen". Today I am reading these two books. From ancient times to the present, people have always believed that romantic women serve others with sex and are not worthy of respect. However, Guan Hanqing's "Zhao Pan'er" accurately describes the chivalry, sincerity, bravery, loyalty and intelligence of these women. He did not deliberately beautify Zhao Pan'er like in the TV series. Instead, it was a story about one prostitute saving another prostitute. However, Zhao Pan'er is not innocent. Her beauty trap also includes Israeli servants, but it does not affect her brilliance at all. Because women rarely have physical courage, but they are often mentally brave. She is weak, but she is unyielding.
This book is great! Zhao Paner is such a brave and smart woman! She ignored her own safety to save Song Yinzhang, and also came up with so many clever tricks to deal with Zhou She. Her character is tenacious and her experience is admirable. Moreover, the characters in the book are very vivid, and each one has his own characteristics. Even the villain Zhou She is impressive. This book allowed me to see the lives and emotions of lower-class people in ancient times, which was very touching. I recommend everyone to read it!