What does the Peach Blossom Fan symbolize?
The fan is initially a pledge of love that Hou Fangyu inscribes with a poem. In order to avoid remarriage, Li Xiangjun bashes her head against a pillar and accidentally spatters the fan with blood. The painter Yang Wencong then paints around the bloodstains to transform them into peach blossoms.
Who paints the Peach Blossom Fan?
K’ung, Shang-jen. Translators: Chen, Shih-hsiang and Harold Acton. Collaborator: Birch, Cyril. The Peach Blossom Fan (T’ao-hua-shan). University of California Press, 1976. ISBN 0-520-02928-3.
When was the Peach Blossom Fan written?
1699
This talk addresses the uses of metatheater in “The Peach Blossom Fan” (Taohua shan, 1699), a historical drama by Qing dynasty playwright Kong Shangren (1648-1718).
Who is the author of the Peach Blossom Fan?
The Peach Blossom Fan (Chinese: 桃花扇; pinyin: Táohuā shàn; Wade–Giles: T’ao-hua shan) is a musical play and historical drama in 44 scenes that was completed in 1699 by the early Qing dynasty playwright Kong Shangren after more than 10 years of effort.
Who was the new emperor in the Peach Blossom Fan?
Ruan and Ma Shiying, the local governor of Fengyang (鳳陽督撫), crowns the Prince of Fu (福王) Zhu Yousong as new Emperor and changes the title of the reign into Hongguang 弘光. They persecute Reformists and indulge the Emperor with lust.
What happens at the end of the Peach Blossom Fan?
Yangzhou falls and Shi Kefa drowns himself into the river. The new Emperor is captured by the Qing army. The end of the play features a Taoist ceremony mourning the loss of the Ming dynasty. The remaining protagonists decide to seclude themselves instead of serving in the Qing dynasty.
Who is Hou Fangyu in the Peach Blossom Fan?
In the late Ming dynasty, the reformist Donglin movement reinstituted the “Restoration Society” (C: 復社, P: fùshè, W: fu-she) in Nanjing to fight corrupt officials. Hou Fangyu, one of the Society’s members, falls in love with courtesan Li Xiangjun beside the Qinhuai River.