Principles of the Peking Opera

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Peking Opera Story 1 

 Wild Boar Forest ( ye3  zhu1 lin2 ) is a story based on the
 classical Chinese novel 《mu4  hu3  chuan》 "All Mem are
 Brothers" by Shi1nai4an1.

 Toward the end of the Song dynasty (AD. 960-1279), the son
 of Gao1qiu2, a local official, takes a fancy to the wife of
 Lin2chong, an army officer. He enlists the help of Liu4qian1，
 a friend of Lin2chong's, to get rid of Lin2chong so he can
 be fereeto pursue Lin2chong's wife. He has Lin2chong framed
 and sent to a prison in distant Cang1zhou1. Lin2chong's
 escorts are also instructed to do away with Lin2 in the
 Wild Boar Forest on the way. Lin2's sworn brother, the
 ostensible monk Lu3zhi4shen1, trails Lin2 on his way
 and ensures that Lin2 arrives in  Cang1zhou1 safely.
 Liu4qian1 attempts to murder Lin2 a second time after
 their arrival in Cang1zhou1. When Lin2 receives  news
 that his wife has commited suicide to avoid being violated by
 Gao1qiu2's son, he rises up in anger, slays Liu4qian1
 and his cohorts, them flees to Liangshan1bo2, which
 is the encampment of the fugitive heros ( like Robinhood)。






  
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