The setting is an invented world. It's ancient, but incorporates elements from the Republican era and modern times.
"Some people are born like plum blossoms: aloof and proud, flourishing amid frost and cold."
P.S. Mei Lanfang's habit when performing "Qingwen Tears the Fan" was to paint a fan before singing, then tear it up as he sang, without leaving a single one intact. This passage is inspired by that.
I haven't seen the opera "Qingwen Tears the Fan"; I only read the original text.
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