Serie: 2019/20 - Phase 1
“The Ten-year Dream” and “Heavenly Maiden Delivers Son”
Yeung Yuet, a general of Sui, leads an army to conquer the Chan. The princess of Chan, Lok Cheung, senses the inevitable, hence farewells her husband, Chui Dak Yin, and gives him an half of a broken mirror. Then she covers his retreat by charming Yeung Yuet herself. Yeung Yuet knows her trick but he pities her thus he allows her to be disguised as his wife who has passed away to save her. Yeung’s mother and sister both love Lokcheung and happily accepther.
10 years has passed. Just when Lok Cheung starts to settle her new life, Chui Dak Yin, her long lost husband nds her half of the broken mirror in a market, and knows the shocking truth of her marrying to someone else. Infuriated, he searches for his wife…
* An opening ceremony and the set piece “Heavenly Maiden Delivers Son” will be performed before the start of the 26 June performance. The show would start early at 7:15pm.
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“The Ten-year Dream”
Yeung Yuet, a general of Sui, leads an army to conquer the Chan. The princess of Chan, Lok Cheung, senses the inevitable, hence farewells her husband, Chui Dak Yin, and gives him an half of a broken mirror. Then she covers his retreat by charming Yeung Yuet herself. Yeung Yuet knows her trick but he pities her thus he allows her to be disguised as his wife who has passed away to save her. Yeung’s mother and sister both love Lokcheung and happily accepther.
10 years has passed. Just when Lok Cheung starts to settle her new life, Chui Dak Yin, her long lost husband nds her half of the broken mirror in a market, and knows the shocking truth of her marrying to someone else. Infuriated, he searches for his wifeÝ
The views and opinions expressed in this article do not represent the stand of the Council.
“Towering Legends of the Three Kingdoms”
This is a story about three historical characters with a complicated relationship and life in the Three Kingdoms. The ambitious warlord Cao Cao is determined to bring the upright hero Guan Yu to Han, the Kingdom he belongs, by bestowing horse and high rank on him, and alienating him from Liu Bei and Zhang Fei with tricks. Guan Yu finally accepts the offer with three conditions. Cao Cao pretends to accept but sends the beauteous Diao Chan to seduce Guan Yu.
Guan Yu reasons with Diao Chan, who feels ashamed and tries to commit suicide using Guan Yu’s Qinglong Yanyue Knife…
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“The Reunion by a White Hare”
The wind blows away Li Saam Neong’s handkerchief and leads her to the stable, where she encounters the down-and-out Lau Chi Yuen. Regardless of Chi Yuen’s poverty, her father approves their marriage. However, instigated by his wife, Saam Neong’s brother, Hung Yat forces Chi Yuen to divorce Saam Neong after the death of their parents. This leads to the separation of the Li’s family. Hung Yat allocates the poor melon field to Saam Noeng as her share of their parents’ legacy. Unexpectedly, Chi Yuen gets a sword and a book on military strategy in the melon demon infested field and he determines to join the army. This leaves Saam Noeng no choice butto live with Hung Yat’s family. Being maltreated, Saam Noeng has to bite the umbilical cord o by herself in her delivery. Taking pity on his sister, Hung Shun volunteers to take the newborn baby to look for his father. Hung Shun arrives at Jiuzhou and reunites the father and son. Ngok Sau Ying, daughter of the Marshal, loves Chi Yuen but he loves his wife. Chi Yuen matches Sau Ying with Hung Shun instead. Years later, Chi Yuen is ennobled and returns to his homeland with his son Ngau Ci Long. While hunting for a hare, Ngau Ci Long comes across Saam Neong by a well. However, the mother and son don’t know each other. Learning Saam Neong’s news from his son, Chi Yuen sets out to meet his wife and gives Saam Neong a gold seal. Seeing Saam Neong’s gold seal and Chi Yuen’s prestigious status, Hung Yat and his wife try hard to atter them but are reproached by Chi Yuen. Ngau Ci Long reunites with his family nally.
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“The Double-pearl Phoenix”
Scholar Man Bit Zing encounters Fok Ding Kam, daughter of high offcial Minister Fok, at a nunnery. He finds her double-pearl phoenix hairpin and pretends to be a fortune teller to meet her. Finally, he sells himself as a servant to the Fok family. Ding Hon Sheung, the Prince’s adopted son, has no real talents but he wishes to marry Ding Kam. During the Prince’s birthday banquet, Bit Zing exposes his lack of abilities and embarrasses him. Bit Zing brings flowers to Ding Kam’s chamber, and Chau Wah makes Bit Zing promise to adopt her as his sister before he could see his love. He then leaves for the civil examination.
Upon learning the news of her marriage to Hon Sheung, Ding Kam sets re to the chamber and runs away. Ding Kam and Chau Wah become homeless in the capital and luckily, the old Prime Minister Lau King adopts Ding Kam as his own daughter. The emperor reads the “Imperial Prayer to Heaven” written by Ding Kam and is so impressed he makes her a princess. Bit Zing wins the champion scholar title but he refuses to marry the princess. During the feast, he realizes the princess is his lover Ding Kam, but Hon Sheung also tries to make his claim. To settle the matter, Bit Zing marries his adopted sister, Chau Wah, to Hon Sheung.
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A Showcase of Role Types I
“Under the Umbrella from The Moon Pavilion”
Wang Sui Lan, daughter of the Minister of War, is separated from her mother during the war and meets the cultivated talent Cheung Sai Long one day in the wilderness. They fall in love during the journey and Sui Lan gives Sai Long her hairpin as a token of marriage.
“Waylaying the Horse”
Chiu Kwong Po was a member of the Yeung’s Military camp of the Song Dynasty, sells wine and stays outside the border due to the loss of his pass in the war. One day, Kwong Po meets the cross-dressed Yeung Kay, who ranks eighth among the siblings and has been spying on miliary activities. He decides to steal Kay’s pass in order to go back to Song’s territory. The two of them finally find out each other’s identity. What will happen to them on thier way back to their homeland?
Retrieving the Head at Gao Ping Guan In the Five Dynasties, Gao Xingzhou, the Prince Eastern Lo, based at the Gao Ping Guan, the border of later Zhou, has always been a shoo-in in the battlefield. The Emperor of the later Zhou Dynasty, Guo Wei, is afraid Gao’s reputation will cause harm to his Empire. To kill Gao Xingzhou, Guo Wei imprisons the parents of Zhao Kuangyin and threatens the son to kill Gao Xingzhou in exchange of the freedom of his parents…
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A Showcase of Role Types II
“Pan Jinlian Seducing Her Brother-in-law”
The young and pretty woman Pan Jinlian is so depressed and unsatisfied after marrying the short and ugly Wu Dalang. To her suprise and delight, her brother-in-law, the handsome Wu Song, comes to her house. Jinlian then decides to use her whole bag of tricks to seduce Wu Song. How should Wu Song handle her seducement?
“Waylaying the Horse”
Chiu Kwong Po was a member of the Yeung’s Military camp of the Song Dynasty, sells wine and stays outside the border due to the loss of his pass in the war. One day, Kwong Po meets the cross-dressed Yeung Kay, who ranks eighth among the siblings, spying on miliary activities. He decides to steal Kay’s pass to go back to Song’s territory. The two of them finally find out each other’s identity. What will happen to them on thier way back to the Song’s territory?
“Chisang Town”
Bao Zheng finds his nephew Bao Mian, the magistrate of the Xiaoshan County, corrupted and unfair. Bao Mian is found guilty after the investigation and Bao Zheng executes his nephew. Bao Mian’s mother, who is also Bao Zheng’s sister-in-law, rushes to Chisang Town after knowing the news and blames Bao Zheng for his cruelty. Bao Zheng explains to her with patience. Eventually the brother and sister- in-law reconcile.
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“Lovers’ Reunion”
Kun Chung Fong, daughter of a famous physician, loses her eyesight after upheavals. She and Chun Mang Yu love each other but are separated by war. Chung Fong later marries General Suk Leung who has led the army to blow up the bridge and cured her blindness. On the wedding day of Suk Leung, Mang Yu is shocked to find Chung Fong becoming his sister-in-law and falls sick. When Chung Fong is examining Mang Yu, she realizes that he has been her lover when she was blind. Their love is rekindled with the help of Cho Wan.
Having had an affair with Mang Yu, Chung Fong gives birth to a son whom Cho Wan promises to claim hers. Meanwhile, Suk Leung decides to live far away in seclusion with Chung Fong after he returns crippled from the battlefield; and Bak Han expels Cho Wan for he wants to match Mang Yu with Princess Yuk Lan. Suk Leung refuses to let Chung Fong go back at first when the wedding invitation card arrives. However, after listening to Cho Wan’s story and taking his permanent disablement into consideration, he agrees to reunite Chung Fong with Mang Yu. During the wedding ceremony, Chung Fong comes with Cho Wan to seek reunion with Mang Yu. When Suk Leung vows that he will bear all the responsibilities, Bak Han has to agree upon their reunion and let Mang Yu take Cho Wan as his concubine. Princess Yuk Lan can only share her husband with the other two women.
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“Fairy Hongluan”
In order to save the imprisoned brother, the talented lady Lau Hongluan asks for Prince Wang’s help. Hongluan meets Prince Chan in the loyal garden and falls in love. However, Hongluan mistakes her lover as Prince Wang, while Prince Chan misidentifies Hongluan with her sister Hong Lin. Therefore when the Queen Mother grants marriage for them, they are paired with the wrong person. The situation becomes worse when Hongluan gives birth to Prince Chan’s son in the new bedroom. The Queen Mother is infurious. How will they settle the mess?
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