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""I finally understand what the poets have written. In spring, moved to passion; in autumn, only regret." For young Peony, betrothed to a suitor she has never met, these lyrics from The Peony Pavilion mirror her own longings. In the garden of the Chen Family Villa, amid the scent of ginger, green tea, and jasmine, a small theatrical troupe is performing scenes from this epic opera, a live spectacle few females have ever seen. Like the heroine in the...
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Over the years the name Hua Mulan has become synonymous with the Walt Disney animated film Mulan and more recently with the 2020 American action drama film by the same name. But Mulan's roots go a lot deeper than that. Hua Mulan is an icon of Chinese literature and a worldwide phenomenon. Mulan's legend began in a ballad known as The Ballad of Mulan. In this tale, Hua Mulan disguises herself as a man as a means to take her elderly father's place in...
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