Peach Blossom Fan

Author: Kong Shangren
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: The comic adaptation of "The Peach Blossom Fan," an ancient Chinese classic tragedy, is a work by Kong Shangren of the Qing Dynasty. Against the backdrop of political turmoil at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the author depicts the tragic love story between Hou Fangyu, a talented scholar from the Fushu Society, and Li Xiangjun, a famous courtesan of Qinhuai. It can be said that "using the theme of separation and reunion to express the feelings of rise and fall," it is both emotionally moving and thought-provoking. The work embodies the author's longing for ideals and eternity through the conflict between good and evil. The ending, where both Hou Fangyu and Li Xiangjun become Buddhist monks, further breaks away from the conventional happy ending, pushing the tragic atmosphere of the work to its peak.