• The Peony Pavilion (English Edition): A Classic Chinese Love Story of Dream, Death & Rebirth
  • The Peony Pavilion (English Edition): A Classic Chinese Love Story of Dream, Death & Rebirth
  • The Peony Pavilion (English Edition): A Classic Chinese Love Story of Dream, Death & Rebirth
  • The Peony Pavilion (English Edition): A Classic Chinese Love Story of Dream, Death & Rebirth
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The Peony Pavilion (English Edition): A Classic Chinese Love Story of Dream, Death & Rebirth

The Peony Pavilion (English Edition): A Classic Chinese Love Story of Dream, Death & Rebirth

Du Liniang and Liu Mengmei’s Love That Crosses Life and Death — Retold in Plain English for Readers New to Chinese Opera, Not a Complete Translation
This is an English retelling of Tang Xianzu’s most famous play, written for readers who want the story without the full length of the original opera. Du Liniang, a young woman confined by the strict rules of her time, falls asleep in a garden and dreams of a scholar named Liu Mengmei. She wakes up longing for a love she has never actually met—and that longing leads her through death and, eventually, back to life. Retold by Teng Jianmin in plain English, this book follows the key scenes of the original and brings out the story’s focus on love, beauty, and the courage to defy convention. If you want to understand what The Peony Pavilion is about and why it has moved audiences for four hundred years—rather than read a complete scholarly translation of the opera—this is it.
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About This Book:
The Peony Pavilion is one of the greatest masterpieces in Chinese literature, often compared to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Written by Tang Xianzu during the Ming Dynasty, this romantic drama has been performed as a Kun opera for centuries and remains a national treasure of China -3-5-7.

This English edition is specially adapted for foreign readers, using clear, plain language to help you understand and appreciate the beauty of this classic story without losing its poetic essence -3-5.

The Story:
The tale centers on Du Liniang, a young gentlewoman confined by the strict rules of feudal society. During a stroll in her family’s garden, she falls asleep and dreams of a young scholar, Liu Mengmei. Awakening with a deep longing for the man in her dream, she becomes consumed by love and eventually dies of a broken heart.

However, her spirit does not rest. Du Liniang’s ghost searches for her dream lover, defying the boundaries between life and death. Her passion is so powerful that she ultimately finds a way to return to the living world to reunite with Liu Mengmei, winning the freedom to love against all odds

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