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White-Haired Girl

play by He Jingzhi
Also known as: “Baimaonü”

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literature

  • scene from Romance of the Three Kingdoms
    In Chinese literature: 1949–76

    …very popular play, Baimaonü (1953; White-Haired Girl) by He Jingzhi, was taken from a contemporary folk legend. It was made a model that all writers were supposed to follow.

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  • kunqu performer
    In Chinese performing arts: The 20th and 21st centuries

    For example, Baimao nü (The White-Haired Girl) was developed from northern Chinese yangge folk dances into both a ballet and an opera. The heroine, an escaped concubine of a cruel landlord, symbolized all victims of feudal governments and oppressive social systems.

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