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Author: Lin Xi
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: The story takes place in the late 19th century in Tianjin, the capital of China where Eastern and Western cultures blend. Through an in-depth portrayal of a comprador family and its extensive social relationships, the play showcases the fate changes of ordinary people in the historical whirlwind of a century ago. Under the impact of Eastern and Western cultures, the feudal ethics of benevolence and filial piety of the father shatter. Deep affection across borders, commercial interests, and the ups and downs of love between former sweethearts who are now in brothels and cannot meet. The companionship of overseas classmates who spend their days and nights together in a foreign land.