Introduction to The Legend of Xizhou
The opera boat, a vessel used for performing dramas, is a unique mobile stage form. Its history can be traced back to the period of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. In his "Jiangdu Palace Music Song", the sentence "long sleeves are clear and the music is played on the boat", which depicts the luxurious scene of singing and dancing performances on the dragon boat. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the development of opera boats reached its peak.
At that time, in order to please Qianlong, the Lianghuai salt merchants carefully designed a special stage and set it up on two large ships. When the imperial boats approached, the giant peaches cracked in the fireworks, revealing a stage with hundreds of people performing "Shoushan Fuhai" inside. Opera boats were not just exclusive to the royal family. After the middle of the Ming Dynasty, literati in the south of the Yangtze River were keen on watching operas on boats. Feng Mengzhen, Qi Biaojia, Zhang Dai and others often recorded their experiences of watching operas on boats in their works. In Hangzhou and Jiaxing, folk opera boats perform mobile performances all year round. The opera troupes on the boats are called "louchuan troupes", and the audience watches on the boats or on the shore. In Huqiu Shantang, Suzhou, there was also a "roll-top" theater boat for commercial performances, with the bow as a stage and the cabin as a theater room. This unique form of performance provided people at that time with a different entertainment experience and became a unique highlight in the development of Chinese opera culture.
Introduction to Biography of the Western Zhou Dynasty
The Western Zhou Dynasty (approximately 1046 BC - 771 BC) was an important dynasty in Chinese history after the Shang Dynasty. It began with the destruction of the Shang Dynasty by King Wu of Zhou Dynasty and ended with the fall of King You of Zhou Dynasty. There were 12 kings and 11 generations in total. The Zhou people originated from the Wei River Basin. According to legend, the ancestor Hou Ji (Ji Qi) was born to Emperor Ku's wife Jiang Yuan. Because the Zhou people were good at agriculture, they worshiped Hou Ji as the "God of Agriculture", and his descendants later moved to "Zhou Yuan".
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