The Peach Blossom Fan by Kong, a writer in the early Qing Dynasty, describes the love story with Li, a famous woman in Qinhuai, and reflects the historical background of the demise and revival of the Ming Dynasty.
Hou Fangyu, a native of Guidefu (now Shangqiu, Henan Province) in the Ming Dynasty, was an essayist in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, one of the three masters of prose, one of the "four sub-styles" in the late Ming Dynasty, and the leader of Fu Society.
Li, formerly known as Wu, was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu. She, Dong Xiaowan, Chen Yuanyuan, Liu and others. Known as the "Eight Musts of Qinhuai".
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Peach Blossom Fan is a story that happened in Nanjing in the late Ming Dynasty. The drama focuses on the joys and sorrows of Li and shows the social reality of Nanjing in the late Ming Dynasty. At the same time, it also reveals the reasons for the decline of Hong Guang's regime, praises the national heroes and the people at the bottom who are loyal to the country, and shows the pain of the Ming Dynasty adherents' national subjugation. ?
Peach Blossom Fan is a historical drama close to historical truth. All major events are true, but some details have been artistically treated. It is a major feature of this play that men and women write about the rise and fall of the country together. The play has been circulated for more than 300 years, and it has been adapted into Huangmei Opera, Peking Opera and Drama, and has been staged frequently.
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