| The Quintessence of Chinese Culture -Beijing Opera
Killed Ma Su performed by Li Hezheng, Yuan Shihai and Li Shilin
Stole the Grass of Supernatural Beings performed by Liu Xiurong
Xie Li Sighed the Moon performed by Gao Shenglin
Published by New Central Audio-Visual Press
ISRC CNA119700030
中国京剧精萃 斩马谡 盗仙草 薛礼叹月 Executing Ma Su Peking Opera Executing Ma Su story is based on Chapter 96 of the historical fiction Three Kingdoms. Zhuge Liang takes the risk of the empty-city stratagem to drive off Sima Yi, immediately abandons the Xie valley West City County, and Nanan, Tianshui, Anding three prefectures, returns to Hanzhong quickly. Fortunately General Zhao Yun brings up the rear, the troops return without loss of one soldier one ride. Having counted the troops, Zhuge Liang is reported that Ma Su, Wang Ping come together with Gao Xiang and Wei Yan. Zhuge Liang calls out Wang Ping enter first, interrogates the loss. Wang Ping detailed to state Ma Su rejecting advice and lost Jieting, and himself how divide forces and pursue thing of rescuing, etc. After Wang Ping walks out from Zhuge Liang's court, Ma Su came in to be charged to an account. Zhuge Liang becomes angry and closely questions and says to Ma Su: You are not calling the well-read in book on military strategy and tactics, the person who familiars with tactics? You should have known how important Jie Ting is for us, what is more, how innumerably I gave you warnings and repeated exhortations when I saw your departure. If you listen to the advising of Wang Ping early, what to having this? Su Ma only takes the deep blame by oneself, bows his head to receive military criminal code, only begs his old mother off with eighty years old. Zhuge Liang ordered attendants to tie him and take out for execution, but called back and consoled him with kind speech, appeared much reluctant to see his death. All those show Zhuge Liang not only just likes a person of talent but also has a regret of his mistaken employment. So although Ma Su was executed by the military law, Zhuge Liang still shed tears and wailed for Ma Su's death.
Steal
the Magic HerbStealing the Magic Herb is a Beijing Opera highlight of
White Snake. Admiring the worldly life, two snakes turned into beautiful
ladies by the names of Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing, after practicing asceticism for
1,000 years in the Emei Mountain. They were caught in a heavy rain by the West
Lake, but luckily met a young man named Xu Xian, who borrowed them his umbrella
and took the same boat. Xu and Bai fell in love with each other and soon got
married. But the couple was persecuted a great deal by Monk Fa Hai, who envied
their love and happiness. Xu fell for Fa Hai's trick, and got Bai drunk on the
Dragon Boat Festival. He was scared dead by Bai who turned back to a snake.
After Bai woke up and realized what happened, she risked her life to steal back
the glossy ganoderma to save Xu's life.
Xue Li Heaves a Sigh by Gao Shenglin
The Beijing Opera is about the story of Xue Rengui (formal name Xue Li) who
was a volunteer for army under the general Zhang Shigui, had lots of battle
achievements in the front but not awarded record of merits in his name by the
general Zhang, before Emperor Taizong knew him and gave him a general title in
the early Tang Dynasty.
唐朝开国之初,有位姓薛名礼字仁贵身穿白袍的小将,初投军于右屯卫大将军张士贵名下。仁贵累立战功,功绩非凡,而张士贵贪天功为己有,都记在他的宠婿何忠宪的功劳簿上。唐王李世民发现有诈,就命尉迟恭元帅亲自查找白袍小将,而张士贵为掩盖真相,愚弄仁贵,说尉迟恭元帅要来捉拿他,要仁贵迅速躲藏起来。仁贵信以为真,带着一匹白马和一竿方天画戟,就躲在这临海天妃山原来的小土墩子上的山神庙内。晚土无聊,正好天上有月出,就在这里赏月叹月,因此称为《薛礼叹月》,又名《独木关》。 |
