Fang Fei Yong Zhu Xiao Bai Yu Shuang

Author: Zhang Hui
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: This book is a documentary literary work about Xiao Yushuang, recording her extraordinary and dramatic life with a touch of legend. Author Zhang Hui has mastered detailed first-hand materials, imbued with deep emotion, and uses a simple, descriptive style to outline her journey from a difficult childhood to becoming a representative figure in the development and inheritance of the Bai-style art of Pingju opera. It also reveals her inner struggles and emotional journey during this extraordinary life; portraying a woman who refuses to succumb to hardship, strives for progress and light, yet is ultimately mercilessly destroyed by specific historical circumstances. This is not only her personal tragedy but also a tragedy of the era, a microcosm of modern Chinese women's fight for self-liberation and the right and dignity to be recognized as human beings rather than just women, amidst thorns and hardships, with steadfast yet arduous steps. Readers will gain insight into the complexity of human nature and the difficulties of life from the book.