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The Palace of Eternal Youth:Culture-Classic-Love-Story
The Palace of Eternal Youth[1 Book]
System #: BA-14-0006
ISBN:  7-80005-553-1
ISBN:  7800055531
Author: Hong Sheng
Language:  English/Chinese
Publisher: New World Press, China
Type: Paperback
Pages: 215 Pages
List price: $18.00
Our Price: $12.00
 
 DESCRIPTION:
The story of Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan is based on an old theme. It was used by Bai Juyi in the Everlasting Sorrow, a poem written in the Tang Dynasty, and it appears in Tales of the Everlasting Sorrow, a prose poem written by Chen Hong. It was also found in more than ten literary works dating back to the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties. Rain on Plane Trees was considered to the best. Hong Sheng's two later version reflect his impressions of the earlier works and his own treatment of the motifs. In the preface he wrote that his aim was to exalt the love between men and women. It contains such lines as "Since ancient times, who remained true in love? As long as they were firm, they would finally unite," and "To borrow the story of Taizhen is to describe love". In the chapter on the lover's reunion he used lines from the The Rainbow Garment Dance, "Those who are close will understand it, and love will last forever." Hong Sheng's works is about thr love between Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan but there are other aspects to it. It comments indirectly on the social and political life of the time and touches on issues such as the misery caused by the excesses of those in a position to enjoy luxury and pleasure. In this respect it breaks and mold of stories based entirely on brilliant men and beautiful women and adds a deeper meaning to the opera.

The love between Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan is more than simply the love between an emperor and his imperial concubine. It comes close to a concept of love which ordinary citizens gleaned from novels written in the Song and Yuan dynasties. The desire to become husband and wife in future lives after death, with the help of the Heavenly Emperor, has parallels in the story of Du Liniang and Liu Mengmei in the opera the Peony Pavilion, written by Tang Xianzhu in the Yuan Dynasty.
 

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