Colorful picture book, Zhang Sheng boiling the sea -- Chinese opera cultural stories: Chinese opera cultural stories

Author: Huang Ai'ai
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: The human nature and emotions frequently reflected on the stage of Chinese opera include loyalty and treachery, virtue and evil, beauty and ugliness, as well as spiritual and moral concepts such as loyalty to the country, filial piety, the pursuit of freedom and love, upholding justice, and promoting good while punishing evil. These ideas, whether intentionally or unintentionally, influence our growth, refine, and correct our attitudes toward life and our sense of right and wrong. The three books—A Love Story of Zhang Sheng Boiling the Sea, The Soul of a Beauty Parting, and A Human Face under Peach Blossoms—feature 30 of the most famous and representative works from Chinese opera throughout history, adapted into vivid and engaging stories. These include tragic historical tales,