Description

Pi pa ji (The tale of the lute) was written during the late Yuan dynasty by Gao Ming (circa 1305‒59). It is a southern drama, based on an earlier story from the Song and Yuan, entitled Zhao zhen nü Cai Erlang (Chaste maiden Zhao and Cai Erlang), which recounts the ups and downs of the life of Eastern Han scholar Cai Yong (also known as Cai Bojie) and Zhao Wuniang. The biggest difference in this play from the original story is its happy ending. The original story ended with ...