"" "" - Li Bihua Works Collection

Author: Li Bihua
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: This book includes two long stories, "Farewell My Concubine" and "The Green Snake." "Farewell My Concubine" explores the triangular love entanglement between a Peking opera actress playing Yu Ji, a Peking opera actor playing the King of Chu, and a courtesan, reflecting the bloodshed and customs of the Peking opera world during the turbulent times of the old and new societies. Its profound historical sense and high focus on human fate are highlights. "The Green Snake" depicts the tragic and poignant love story between the legendary White Snake, the Green Snake, and Xu Xian during the Southern Song Dynasty, filled with the beauty of rebellion. In the works, readers can witness time flowing back and forth at the author's fingertips with an unimaginable sense of beauty.