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"Drama Research" magazine is sponsored by the Institute of Drama Research of the Chinese Academy of Arts. It was founded in 1957 and resumed in 1980. It is the earliest academic magazine in the field of drama in the history of contemporary drama. This journal pays attention to the development of theory and criticism, attaches great importance to current research, and focuses on the inheritance and transformation of opera in the protection of intangible cultural heritage. Since its resumption, it has published 93 series, each with about 300,000 words. It is a collection of source publications for the Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index CSSCI (2014-2015).

This book includes columns such as standards for identification of opera types, commemoration of the 120th anniversary of Mei Lanfang's birth, history of opera, Yingying Opera, modern opera, contemporary opera, etc. The included articles include "Opinions and Suggestions on Establishing Standards for Identifying Opera Types", "Why Mei Lanfang is a Master", "Wood Festival Music and Dance and the Breeding and Breeding of Chinese Drama", "Research on the Survival and Development of Local Operas in the Contemporary Aesthetic Pattern", etc.

This book is the first volume of Liu Jianwei's selected film scripts. It collects the author's major film scripts in recent years. It closely follows the development of the times, reflects and records major events and achievements in national construction, such as "Flying" with the theme of astronauts' dreams of flying into space, and "The Storm" with the background of the 1998 flood fight. The characters in the scripts are full and vivid, and the details are wonderfully processed.

This book contains the main movie scripts created by the author in recent years. The themes closely follow the development of the times, reflecting and recording major events in social development and achievements in military construction, such as "Missile Commander" and "Veteran", which reflect military life. The characters are full and vivid, and the details are wonderfully handled. They are worthy of study and study by drama lovers and professionals.

Mr. Xu Yuanchong has been engaged in translation work for 70 years. He is known as the only expert in translating Chinese poetry into English and French verse. Through his skillful hands, many classic Chinese poems have been translated into excellent English and French verse. This "Collection of Chinese Classical Poems Translated by Xu" brings together Mr. Xu's most representative English translations, including classics such as The Analects of Confucius and Laozi, as well as opera scripts such as "The Romance of the West Chamber", "The Peony Pavilion", "The Palace of Eternal Life" and "The Peach Blossom Fan". The largest number is anthologies of poetry from all dynasties. These poetry anthologies include poems, lyrics, sanqu and other genres. The selected works date from the Pre-Qin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, covering almost the entire history of Chinese classical poetry. By reading and understanding these works, you can fully understand the "source of living water" of Chinese culture.

This book is a selection of ancient Chinese opera works. A total of 14 kinds of Yuan Dynasty dramas with a 22% discount, 15 kinds of Ming and Qing legends with 26 performances, and 5 kinds of Qing Dynasty local operas with 6 performances were selected. All famous works in the history of ancient Chinese opera have been selected. The annotators have made accurate annotations and detailed analyzes of the selected works, which is of great help to readers in understanding the occurrence, development, and origins of Chinese opera.

"Hamlet" is one of the four great tragedies created by Shakespeare. It tells the story of Hamlet, the Danish prince, who avenges his father: When the young prince was studying in Germany, bad news came from the country. His father died suddenly and tragically. His uncle snatched the throne that originally belonged to him and married his mother. This makes Hamlet deeply ashamed and angry. Late one night, he met his father's ghost to complain, and finally learned that all this was his uncle's conspiracy. So, he decided to avenge his father... The period from 1590 to 1613 was the golden age of Shakespeare's creation. His early plays, mainly comedies and historical dramas, reached their peak of depth and artistry in the late 16th century. By 1608, he was mainly writing tragedies. Shakespeare advocated noble sentiments, and his tragedies often described sacrifice and revenge, including "Othello", "Hamlet", "King Lear" and "Macbeth", which are considered among the best examples in the English language. Towards the end of his life, he began to write tragicomedies, also known as romance plays.

"Macbeth" is one of Shakespeare's four great tragedies. It tells the story of the Scottish general Macbeth who received a prophecy from three witches that he would become king. Out of ambition and the instigation of his wife, Macbeth assassinated King Duncan and proclaimed himself king. Fear and suspicion make Macbeth more and more evil and cruel. In the end, faced with the siege of Duncan's son and the English reinforcements he invited, Macbeth finally ended up bowing his head. The period from 1590 to 1613 was the golden age of Shakespeare's creation. His early plays, mainly comedies and historical dramas, reached their peak of depth and artistry in the late 16th century. By 1608, he was mainly writing tragedies. Shakespeare advocated noble sentiments, and his tragedies often described sacrifice and revenge, including "Othello", "Hamlet", "King Lear" and "Macbeth", which are considered among the best examples in the English language. Towards the end of his life, he began to write tragicomedies, also known as romance plays.

"Romeo and Juliet" is one of Shakespeare's early tragedies. It tells the story of two young men and women with a feud, Romeo and Juliet, who met, got to know each other, and fell in love at a ball, but ended up committing suicide because of their family. The period from 1590 to 1613 was the golden age of Shakespeare's creation. His early plays, mainly comedies and historical dramas, reached their peak of depth and artistry in the late 16th century. By 1608, he was mainly writing tragedies. Shakespeare advocated noble sentiments, and his tragedies often described sacrifice and revenge, including "Othello", "Hamlet", "King Lear" and "Macbeth", which are considered among the best examples in the English language. Towards the end of his life, he began to write tragicomedies, also known as romance plays.

"The Two Gentlemen of Verona" is Shakespeare's first romantic comedy with the theme of love and friendship. It takes the twists and turns of love between two friends as the main story line. In the play, the contrast between Valentine's integrity and simplicity and Proteus's cunning and debauchery is very sharp. Valentine is a decent man, with noble behavior and single-minded love. He was exiled and became the leader of green forest bandits, but he still maintained his gentlemanly demeanor. Proteus is the villain, he likes the new but hates the old, betrays his friends, but regrets it the most and returns to his old self. In the book, the two couples finally get married, and the comedy ends with a reunion. The period from 1590 to 1613 was the golden age of Shakespeare's creation. His early plays, mainly comedies and historical dramas, reached their peak of depth and artistry in the late 16th century. By 1608, he was mainly writing tragedies. Shakespeare advocated noble sentiments, and his tragedies often described sacrifice and revenge, including "Othello", "Hamlet", "King Lear" and "Macbeth", which are considered among the best examples in the English language. Towards the end of his life, he began to write tragicomedies, also known as romance plays.

"As You Like It" is one of Shakespeare's four comedies. It is called Shakespeare's "four comedies" together with "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "The Merchant of Venice" and "Twelfth Night". It tells the story of Rosalind, the daughter of an exiled Duke, who goes to the forest to find her father in the Ardennes Forest, far away from the world, and her love story. The period from 1590 to 1613 was the golden age of Shakespeare's creation. His early plays, mainly comedies and historical dramas, reached their peak of depth and artistry in the late 16th century. By 1608, he was mainly writing tragedies. Shakespeare advocated noble sentiments, and his tragedies often described sacrifice and revenge, including "Othello", "Hamlet", "King Lear" and "Macbeth", which are considered among the best examples in the English language. Towards the end of his life, he began to write tragicomedies, also known as romance plays.

"The Comedy of Errors" tells the ridiculous story of a pair of twin brothers who are very similar in appearance and body. After being separated in a shipwreck at sea, they reappeared together in a foreign city eighteen years later, causing many misunderstandings. The period from 1590 to 1613 was the golden age of Shakespeare's creation. His early plays, mainly comedies and historical dramas, reached their peak of depth and artistry in the late 16th century. By 1608, he was mainly writing tragedies. Shakespeare advocated noble sentiments, and his tragedies often described sacrifice and revenge, including "Othello", "Hamlet", "King Lear" and "Macbeth", which are considered among the best examples in the English language. Towards the end of his life, he began to write tragicomedies, also known as romance plays.

"Troilus and Cressida" tells the story of the Trojan War and the love tragedy of Troilus and Cressida during the war. The story takes place in the 8th year of the Trojan War. Troilus, the youngest son of the Trojan King, fell in love with Cressida, the daughter of a Trojan priest who had defected to the Greeks. Because of the war, the Greeks offered to exchange Cressida for the captured Trojan general... 1590 To 1613 was the golden age of Shakespeare's creation. His early plays, mainly comedies and historical dramas, reached their peak of depth and artistry in the late 16th century. By 1608, he was mainly writing tragedies. Shakespeare advocated noble sentiments, and his tragedies often described sacrifice and revenge, including "Othello", "Hamlet", "King Lear" and "Macbeth", which are considered among the best examples in the English language. Towards the end of his life, he began to write tragicomedies, also known as romance plays.

"The Merchant of Venice" is one of Shakespeare's plays. It is extremely ironic and creates a typical image of Shylock, a profit-seeking and ruthless loan shark. The main theme is to praise benevolence, friendship and love, reflecting the contradiction between the commercial bourgeoisie and the loan sharks in the early stage of capitalism, showing the social reality at that time, embodying the pursuit of the value of "people" during the European Renaissance, as well as humanistic thoughts on issues such as money and law. The period from 1590 to 1613 was the golden age of Shakespeare's creation. His early plays, mainly comedies and historical dramas, reached their peak of depth and artistry in the late 16th century. By 1608, he was mainly writing tragedies. Shakespeare advocated noble sentiments, and his tragedies often described sacrifice and revenge, including "Othello", "Hamlet", "King Lear" and "Macbeth", which are considered among the best examples in the English language. Towards the end of his life, he began to write tragicomedies, also known as romance plays.

"The Merry Wives of Windsor" is a comedy by Shakespeare. It has a strong flavor of life and brings the emerging bourgeois family life to the stage. Engels once pointed out: "The first act of The Merry Wives of Windsor alone contains more flavor of life than all German literature." In the 19th century, the famous composer Otto Nicolai composed it into an opera, and it became one of the most popular and frequently performed operas. The period from 1590 to 1613 was the golden age of Shakespeare's creation. His early plays, mainly comedies and historical dramas, reached their peak of depth and artistry in the late 16th century. By 1608, he was mainly writing tragedies. Shakespeare advocated noble sentiments, and his tragedies often described sacrifice and revenge, including "Othello", "Hamlet", "King Lear" and "Macbeth", which are considered among the best examples in the English language. Towards the end of his life, he began to write tragicomedies, also known as romance plays.

"Tit for Tat" shows people the incompatibility between the legal provisions of adultery and society through the treatment of two adultery crimes and the series of dramatic conflicts caused by them. The period from 1590 to 1613 was the golden age of Shakespeare's creation. His early plays, mainly comedies and historical dramas, reached their peak of depth and artistry in the late 16th century. By 1608, he was mainly writing tragedies. Shakespeare advocated noble sentiments, and his tragedies often described sacrifice and revenge, including "Othello", "Hamlet", "King Lear" and "Macbeth", which are considered among the best examples in the English language. Towards the end of his life, he began to write tragicomedies, also known as romance plays.

"We Are Married" is a work written by Shakespeare in the second period. The beautiful and capable heroine tries her best to win the love of a noble-born but arrogant and superficial playboy. The play is full of intrigues and betrayal. The period from 1590 to 1613 was the golden age of Shakespeare's creation. His early plays, mainly comedies and historical dramas, reached their peak of depth and artistry in the late 16th century. By 1608, he was mainly writing tragedies. Shakespeare advocated noble sentiments, and his tragedies often described sacrifice and revenge, including "Othello", "Hamlet", "King Lear" and "Macbeth", which are considered among the best examples in the English language. Towards the end of his life, he began to write tragicomedies, also known as romance plays.

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" is a comedy created by Shakespeare. It tells a series of dramatic conflicts that occur under the influence of magic flower juice, until the conflicts are resolved and the lovers finally get married. This play has a huge influence on the history of world literature, especially the history of drama. The period from 1590 to 1613 was the golden age of Shakespeare's creation. His early plays, mainly comedies and historical dramas, reached their peak of depth and artistry in the late 16th century. By 1608, he was mainly writing tragedies. Shakespeare advocated noble sentiments, and his tragedies often described sacrifice and revenge, including "Othello", "Hamlet", "King Lear" and "Macbeth", which are considered among the best examples in the English language. Towards the end of his life, he began to write tragicomedies, also known as romance plays.

This collection of Shakespeare's comedies translated by Zhu Shenghao includes selected plays such as "Twelfth Night", "The Merchant of Venice", "The Merry Wives of Windsor", "The Taming of the Shrew", "As You Like It", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", etc. It revolves around the themes of love, friendship and marriage, but the plots are vivid and rich, with eternal charm.

"Dragon and Snake of the Earth" is almost the only one among Lao She's works that has not received serious attention from the research community, but it is the work that best reflects Lao She's cultural thoughts. Its heritage has great potential and necessity to be explored. This article conducts a comprehensive exploration of it from aspects such as conception, conception, and writing. This is a piece of "commissioned literature". Lao She used the Anti-Japanese War to review Chinese culture and express his own cultural ideals. This is an "ideal" rather than "conceptual" work. Lao She harvested the nation's "spiritual crop" and it is still full of enlightenment today. The main characters set up in the play have profound meanings.

This book is a group of old artists represented by Wei Xikui who used the form of folk art to compile some works with dramatic elements. It was originally titled "Quyi Drama". Mr. Lao She found this form very attractive after watching it. He once wrote an article describing this kind of folk art as a mixture of drama, opera, Peking opera, Pingxi opera and folk art, which is a bit "four different things". Later, Lao She wrote the script "Willow Tree Well" for the folk opera. He also suggested that the word "art" should be removed from the opera and simply be named "quju". He also put forward some very pertinent opinions for the development of opera. "Willow Tree Well" is the pioneer work of Beijing Opera.

The main character in the play "The Problem of Face", Secretary Tong Jingming, is worried about "not losing his identity because of the war of resistance" and "not being annoyed to death because of an official matter." He is not doing his job properly and is careless about his work. When he finally lost face and was dismissed from his post after having had "face problems" all his life, what he considered was to ask the doctor for a "respectable" suicide method to save his "face." The "face problems" of other characters in the play are different. Lao She's satire on these characters was not only another criticism of the bad nature of the people, but also a lash against the corrupt style of the Kuomintang bureaucracy during the War of Resistance.

After the founding of New China, Lao She returned to his hometown and witnessed with his own eyes the people's ownership of the country and the earth-shaking changes that had taken place in people's spirit. The expansion of his thoughts and life enabled him to sing praises to the new characters of New China with unprecedented enthusiasm, trying to reveal the practical ways and historical laws of building a modern national spirit, thus creating a series of drama works praising new cultural relics such as "Shop Girl".

"The Majesty on the Train" is an adaptation of the old work "Mr. Breeches" is a one-act play and is one of Lao She's complete works.

"The Three Qin Brothers" tells the story of the different destinies of the three brothers Qin Boren, Qin Zhongyi, and Qin Shuli who experienced several key periods including the 1898 Coup of 1898, the Revolution of 1911, the Northern Expedition, and the Civil War between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.

"Frog Rider" tells the story of a girl who fell in love with a prince who descended from heaven and wore frog skin. She burned the frog skin, causing the prince to die and she herself turned into a stone in front of the grave. The story is twists and turns, vivid, euphemistic and sad, and full of romance.

The historical drama "Qingxia Danxue" was written in 1959. It describes the story of Yan Song and his son's monopoly in the Ming Dynasty. The obedient prospered and the rebellious perished. They appointed Xiaoxiao and persecuted the loyal and good. The title of the play is taken from the names of loyal ministers Feng Qingxia and Feng Danxue.

"Treasure Ship" is a fairy tale drama written by Mr. Lao She in the 1960s. The play describes a child named Wang Xiaoer who was industrious and frugal in ancient times. He went up the mountain to cut firewood and got a small paper boat, which later became a treasure boat. The wind and waves surrounding the treasure ship praised Wang Xiaoer's kindness, wit, and bravery.

The play revolves around the joys and sorrows of several generations of a family and their neighbors in a Beijing Hutong, showing a picture of secular life.

This book includes two classic one-act plays by Anton Chekhov, titled "The Bear" and "The Tragedian". The former is a comedy with three main characters, an unexpected dramatic plot and a romantic ending. The latter has two main characters. Although the plot is not as twists and turns as the former, it poses a higher test of acting skills and emotional communication to the actors. It can be regarded as a satire or comedy.

"Who Arrives in Chongqing First" has four scenes. The protagonist Wu Fengming helps his younger brother Feng Yu escape from the occupied areas of Peiping and go to Chongqing to participate in the Anti-Japanese War. He stays in Peiping to assassinate Japanese officers and traitors, and finally dies for his country. Before he died, he said, "I got to Chongqing first." Here, Chongqing has become the center and spiritual symbol of the Anti-Japanese War. The first thing that comes to Chongqing is to devote oneself to the Anti-Japanese War.

Chun Hua Qiu Shi, a play written by Lao She in 1953, depicts the struggle against bourgeois wrongdoing.

"The Beat Generation" is a play by Jack Kerouac. It has been sealed for a long time and now it has been discovered for the first time. The work was written in the autumn of 1957, the same year that Kerouac's classic novel "On the Road" was published. The play tells the story of Jack, a famous character in Kerouac's literary works and his alter ego, who spent a day drinking, betting on horses, and taking drugs. It is the most realistic and realistic portrayal of the life of the "Beat Generation" at that time. It is real, natural, and decadent. The entire script is interspersed with satire on religion and rebellion against reality.

Brecht's early drama masterpiece. The story takes place in London, England in the 1920s. Mike is the bandit leader, and businessman Peachum controls the fate of beggars in the city. Mike secretly married Peachum's daughter Polly. Peachum regarded his daughter as his capital and felt that the loss was huge, so he reported Mike to the authorities. Although the police chief had a special relationship with Mike, he still arrested him under pressure. Peachum coerces the beggars to march at the Queen's coronation and forces the police chief to execute Mike. Mike is ready to exchange money for freedom, but his wife Polly and the bandit brothers value money more. No one is willing to save him, and Mike's life hangs on a thread.

"The Life of Galileo" is a historical and philosophical drama, based on the life of the 17th-century Italian astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei. It combines historical experience and lessons with the real struggles of the 20th century, showing the struggle between science and ignorance, change and reaction at the transition between the old and the new.

The subtitle of "Mom Courage and Her Children" is "Chronicle of the Thirty Years' War", and the background is the Thirty Years' War in Germany in the 17th century. Anna Fairling, known as the "Courageous Mother", took her two sons and a mute daughter, pulled a truck and hawked goods with the army. She regarded the war as a means of livelihood and a source of wealth. A soldier looked at her truck and prophesied: "Whoever wants to live on war will have to hand it over something." This woman, who placed all her hope in life on war, eventually ended up with her family and her family destroyed. This is the tragedy of a woman who was not afraid to take risks and was reckless in order to make a living during the war. The name "Mother Courage" comes from the 17th-century German novelist Grimmelhausen's picaresque novel "The Liar and the Wanderer Kulasche". The word "Courage" in the Baroque era meant the "scheming" of women to seduce men. In Brecht's writing, it means the "courage" necessary for little people to survive.

The content is taken from the Chinese Yuan Dynasty drama "The Story of the Gray Land", written by Li Qianfu, and its full name is "The Story of the Gray Landing" by Bao Dai Zhi Zhi Kan. The governor of Georgia was killed in a riot, and the governor's wife abandoned her biological son, Michael, when she fled in panic; the kind-hearted maid risked her life and went through hardships to raise him; after the rebellion subsided, the governor's wife asked for the child in order to inherit the inheritance. Judge Azdak used gray (chalk) to decide the case: The greedy and cruel governor's wife pulled the child out regardless of life and death, but the maid could not bear to have the child injured... The ending of the story is that the child was not awarded to his biological mother, but to the adoptive mother and maid.

"The Bay of Savannah" is a play written by the famous French writer Marguerite Duras. It tells the story of the stage actress Madeleine who became famous in various countries when she was young. She lost her memory when she got old and lived like a ghost near the bay where her daughter drowned. Every night a young woman came to visit her, her granddaughter, trying to help her grandmother recall the old things about her daughter, her mother.

The French contemporary comedy "Art" is the famous work of the new French female playwright Yasmina Reza. Dermatologist Serge has recently become obsessed with modern art. He spent 200,000 francs to buy a work by a famous painter - an all-white oil painting. This incident triggered an unexpected emotional storm between him and his old friends Mark and Ivan... The whole play is completed in one go. The author depicts a series of subtle changes in the emotions of the three men with his unique and delicate writing style, which is humorous, ironic and hilarious. He has won the Molière Award for Best Screenplay, the Tony Award for Best Drama, and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy.

"The God of Murder" is the representative play of French playwright Yasmina Reza. On an ordinary day, two 11-year-old boys had an argument in the park. The former broke the latter's mouth with a stick. This minor dispute over children brought together two couples who had never had any contact with each other. Starting from the negotiation of the child's injury, they uncovered the undercurrents surging under the surface of peaceful life one by one. The laughter, anger, and cynicism between families, between husbands and wives, and between men and women are not only doubts and refutations about the two cognitive concepts of civilization and roughness, but also the collision of Western values ​​​​: killing or peace, heroism or silence. After the release of "God of Killing", it has been performed in many countries around the world. The film of the same name adapted by Polanski won the 2011 Boston Film Critics Award for Best Ensemble, the 2011 Venice Film Festival Little Golden Lion Award, and the Caesar Film Festival Best Adapted Screenplay Award. The script has been adapted on the stage many times in mainland China.

This book is based on the translation of the drama part of "The Complete Poems and Dramas of Thomas Eliot" published by Faber Publishing House in 1969. It includes Eliot's five major dramas: "The Cathedral Murders", the most famous British poetic drama since the seventeenth century, which combines elements of Greek drama and detective drama in the mid-twelfth century, and shows the main themes. "Family Reunion", a work about the hero's self-redemption process; Eliot's most popular play "The Cocktail Party", which explores the twisted outlook on life; "Secretary", the only drama on the New York Times bestseller list in the past thirty years; and the author's last work "The Elder Statesman". His realistic approach and storyline, as well as his pursuit of deep symbolic meaning in his works, had a huge influence on the playwrights of his generation.

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In the way of storytelling, the author tells the origin and development of Kun Opera, its grand spread in the court and among the people, its ups and downs in the Republic of China and contemporary times, and continues to talk about today's Bai Xianyong and why the youth version of "The Peony Pavilion" has become popular all over the country. He also writes a special chapter about Kun Opera's anecdotes, such as the connection between Peking University and Kun Opera. The story is fascinating and the content is rich and rigorous, showing the development process and charming charm of Kun Opera.

"All My Sons" is Arthur Miller's famous work. It was an instant success after being staged in 1947 and ran for 328 performances. The script tells the story of factory owner Joe Keller who sold cracked cylinder heads to the Army Air Forces during World War II, causing twenty-one plane crashes. At that time, Joe's son Larry was fighting in the war. After hearing the news from the newspaper, he felt ashamed to see others, so he deliberately crashed his plane and committed suicide during the mission. Before he died, he wrote a letter to his girlfriend Ann. When Joe was under investigation, he blamed his partner Steve Deaver. Deaver was imprisoned because of this, and even his daughter Ann and son George were convinced of this, and they ignored their father in prison from then on. Three years later, Larry's brother Chris planned to marry Ann. However, Joe's wife Kate insists that Larry is still alive, and she is counting on Ann to wait as long as she does for Larry to return. At this time, George brought shocking news. He learned from his father that Joe was the culprit. Therefore, he firmly opposed the marriage between Ann and Chris. Chris heard the truth from the conversation between Joe and Kate, and angrily accused Joe of killing his brothers. Joe thought he did it for his family. Ann was forced to tell the truth about Larry's death. Keller finally realized that he had made a big mistake by sacrificing his big family for his small family, killing twenty-one pilots. Finally, he finally said "They are all my sons" and shot himself.

This book is one of Ke Yan's anthologies, mainly including Ke Yan's film and television literature scripts, children's dramas, dramas, poetry dramas, and opera scripts. Among them, "Mom, Mom" ​​and "In the Jungle of Black Africa" ​​express the people's memory for the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries with sincere emotions, and have touched the hearts of countless people. "Things Mommy Don't Know" and "Doll Shop" use children's innocent eyes and hearts to experience the world, reflecting some problems in real life. These works show that the author's sincere affection is closely connected with the readers, and naturally arouse resonance in people's hearts.

Lei Opera is a literary and artistic form that is popular among the people of Leizhou Peninsula. After years of singing and music reform and integrating the essence of other dramas, it has developed into a drama with unique local characteristics. This book provides an in-depth and simple introduction to the development and inheritance of Lei Opera, singing art, performance skills, drama repertoire and stage art.

This book is the final script of the working version of the movie "No Problem". It is adapted from Lao She's novel of the same name published in 1943. It tells the story of Ding Wuyuan, the director of Chongqing's "Shuhua" Farm during the Anti-Japanese War, who was good at dealing with things despite poor management. The script basically follows the narrative structure of the novel, retains the conciseness and humor of Lao She's language, and uses more details to restore the sophistication of the people and the style of the Republic of China in the 1940s. In addition to exclusively presenting the complete script, the book also includes the original novel, creative explanations from the film's creative members, a blockbuster interview with the director, as well as selected behind-the-scenes artwork, shot lists, etc. Readers can combine the above content to figure out how to adapt literary classics, understand the aesthetic choices and creative ideas of the film, feel the inheritance of literary tradition and care for reality in "new literati films", and witness the birth of this film in an all-round way.

This book is the oral storytelling secret book of Mr. Lian Kuoru, a famous storytelling master of the generation, compiled by Jia Jianguo and Lian Liru. There are ninety-nine chapters in the book, starting with Qin Qiong rescuing Li Yuan in Lintong Mountain and ending with the Xuanwu Gate Incident. This book repeatedly comes up with new ideas in details, such as why it is wrong for us to say "spend a knife for a friend", but should be "spare a knife for a friend"; and why did Pei Yuanqing take advantage of the golden embankment? Etc. The full text was originally serialized in a newspaper of the Republic of China, in traditional Chinese in vertical format. Now it has been re-punctuated, corrected and errors, and published in simplified Chinese in horizontal format, trying to preserve the authenticity of the original work.

The story takes place in the Southern Song Dynasty. Du Bao, the governor of Nan'an, had a daughter, Du Liniang. One spring day when she was 16 years old, Du Liniang visited the garden for the first time. When she was sleepy, she dreamed of a scholar who broke willow trees. When I woke up from a spring dream, the scholar was gone. Du Liniang never became ill. Before she died, she asked her family to hide her self-portrait under the Taihu stone in the Peony Pavilion. At this time, the Jin soldiers named Li Quan King of Liujin and attacked the Huaiyang area. Du Bao buried Du Liniang in Meihua Temple, and was quickly transferred to Huaiyang to guard it. The scholar in the dream is Liu Mengmei from Lingnan. His family was in decline and he decided to leave his hometown and go north to seek fame. When passing by Nan'an, I picked up Du Liniang's self-portrait by chance. At night, he saw the woman in the painting - it turned out that Du Liniang, with the permission of the King of Hell, left the city of Fusi. Her soul came to Plum Blossom Temple and had a tryst with Liu Mengmei at night. Liu Mengmei was not afraid after learning that Du Liniang was a ghost. He managed to obtain the elixir, dug up the grave, and brought Liniang back to life. However, the play in ancient times did not end until the first prize was won. Liu Mengmei and Du Liniang went to Lin'an to take the exam together. When the list was unveiled, Li Quan's rebellion happened again, and Du Bao was besieged. In troubled times, can Du Liniang, who has broken through the two realms of yin and yang, be reunited with her parents and finally get married to Liu Mengmei... There is a bold emotion in Du Liniang. In Liu Mengmei, there are intellectual ideals and grievances. Tang Xianzu, who left officialdom at the age of 49, wrote about his understanding of life in "The Peony Pavilion".