Project Gutenberg 2007-12-13 Public domain in the USA. 411 Tang, Xianzu 1550 1616 湯顯祖 汤显祖 牡丹亭 Mu dan ting Peony Pavilion Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Peony_Pavilion Produced by Jane Wu "牡丹亭" by Xianzu Tang is a classical Chinese play written in the late 16th century. It is a celebrated work in the genre of chuanqi, blending romance and fantasy in a poetic and dramatic narrative. The play explores themes of love, dreams, and destiny, primarily focusing on the characters Du Liniang, a young maiden, and Liu Mengmei, a scholar who becomes entwined in her dreams. The opening of the play introduces the poignant and dreamlike connection between Du Liniang and Liu Mengmei. Du, feeling unfulfilled in her everyday life, dreams of a handsome scholar and falls deeply in love with him. This dream incites a profound longing and a mysterious illness that seems to connect her fate to Liu. Through poetic expressions, the initial scene sets the stage for a narrative steeped in romantic aspiration and the metaphysical realm of dreams, hinting at a story that intertwines love, longing, and the transcendent experience of encountering one's ideal partner. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Chinese drama -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 Dreams -- Drama PL Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Romance Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 224356 2025-06-10T05:24:19.754280 text/html 224177 2025-01-10T05:25:09.854054 text/html 150303 2025-06-10T05:24:24.275643 application/epub+zip 152707 2025-06-10T05:24:21.382148 application/epub+zip 152708 2025-06-10T05:24:20.320150 application/epub+zip 270020 2025-06-10T05:24:26.244626 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263977 2025-06-10T05:24:23.598172 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240765 2022-09-11T07:26:16.156001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202096 2025-06-10T05:24:19.483204 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 202038 2007-12-16T17:31:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 95713 2007-12-16T17:31:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17859 2025-06-10T05:24:26.380632 application/rdf+xml 7489 2025-06-10T05:24:20.853147 image/jpeg 2163 2025-06-10T05:24:20.585161 image/jpeg 148404 2025-06-10T05:24:19.772170 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia zh.wikipedia