Appreciation of a Fine Work | Tang Xianzu and the “Four Dreams of Linchuan”

In the history of Chinese classical drama, there are two towering peaks—the Yuan zaju and the Ming–Qing chuanqi. Among the latter, Tang Xianzu and his works stand as the most significant, utterly indispensable figures.

Appreciation of a Fine Essay | Tang Xianzu and the Four Dreams of Linchuan (Part One)

A third-generation inheritor of the “Chuan” lineage in Kunqu opera, and a National First-Class Actor at the Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre. Representative works include the Jin‑style productions of “The Peony Pavilion,” “The West Chamber,” and “The Moon‑Worshipping Pavilion”; the scholarly edition of “Lianxiang Ban”; the newly adapted modern Kunqu opera “Tao Ran Qing”; and the excerpt pieces “Liao Du Geng: Inscription on a Melody,” “Sending Jingniang a Thousand Li,” and “The Chain Scheme: The Little Feast” (in which he portrayed Lü Bu), among others.

Appreciation of a Fine Work | What Is Love by the Peony Pavilion—An Interpretation of the World of Emotion in Tang Xianzu’s Writings

A beautifully dreamlike love story from “The Peony Pavilion” has been sung and cherished for more than four centuries. Written by the Ming‑dynasty dramatist Tang Xianzu, it is one of his “Four Dreams of Linchuan”—alongside “The Jade Hairpin,” “The South Chamber,” and “The Handan Dream”—with “The Peony Pavilion” standing as the most enduring classic. As Tang himself remarked: “Of my four dreams, only ‘The Peony Pavilion’ truly satisfies me.”

Public Lecture | Xie Bailiang: The Eternal Peony—Tang Xianzu and Hong Sheng’s Views on Love

Mr. Xie Bailiang, Ph.D. from Sun Yat-sen University, professor, doctoral supervisor, head of the Department of Dramatic Literature at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Opera, and director of the China Opera Criticism Base.

Celebrating the Lunar New Year with You | An Appreciation of the Comic Series “One Hundred Scenes of Ancient Customs” (Part 13)

The Year of the Rabbit, Gui Mao, has arrived! All the staff of the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall in Fuzhou City extend their New Year greetings to you. Wishing you a year filled with abundant wealth, boundless good fortune, and great prosperity!

Celebrating the Lunar New Year with You | An Appreciation of the Sequential Art Series “One Hundred Scenes of Ancient Customs” (Part 9)

The Year of the Rabbit, Gui Mao, has arrived! All the staff of the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall in Fuzhou City extend their New Year greetings to you. Wishing you a year filled with abundant wealth, boundless good fortune, and great prosperity!