Qianjin words are sung in fours and two, and three-parts are sung and read as seven-parts. Sichuan opera once had the reputation of “shu opera crowned the world”. However, most people’s understanding of Sichuan opera is limited to the face-changing and spitting fire frequently appearing in TV dramas. How did Sichuan opera take root in Sichuan, and why can it become the “handsman” of Shu art? Welcome to “Cold History Talks Season 5: Fun Talking about the History of Sichuan Opera”, let us touch the cold history in front of and behind the scenes, feel the hot news of “Jumei Tianfu”, and fall in love with Sichuan Opera again.
What we are going to talk about today is: the ceiling of women’s clothing! Can the childhood goddess Xiaoqing be a man?
Believe everyone has seen “The Legend of the New White Lady”, right? The sincere and touching love between White Snake and Xu Xian is moving, and the deep sisterhood between White Snake and Green Snake is also memorable. But who knows that Xiaoqing, who is lively and agile, is not always a “female Jiao’e” in Sichuan opera, but is actually a “male man”!
The story of the White Snake has been circulated in the folks for a long time. The plots of the current stories of the White Snake are similar. In each type of drama, the main drama plots are also similar.
In Sichuan opera, the White Snake has practiced in Mount Emei for thousands of years, repeating it day by day. Although the skill level has been perfected, he will feel very tired after practicing for a long time. Missing the beauty of the mortal world, White Snake decided to go down the mountain to see the mountains, lakes and seas of the mortal world, the fireworks in the world, the world is so big, even if it is a fairy, she wants to see it. I also thought that if I met a good man, we would marry him and have a sweet love, which would be very joyful.
With the longing for the distance in his heart, the white snake came to the front of Qingfeng Mountain. Seeing the pleasant scenery in the mountain, he liked it very much, but suddenly encountered a green snake demon blocking the way. When the green snake sees the white snake’s flowers and the moon, he sees the color and wants to form a life-long companion with the white snake, and cultivates the nature together, and seeks positive results.
The white snake hadn’t seen the human world, so naturally he wouldn’t agree. The green snake suppressed it with force, but because the white snake practiced for 500 years longer than the green snake, after a few fights, the green snake was defeated and said, “Fairy White Snake Sure enough, the Dao Fa is extraordinary, please be merciful, please forgive me, I am willing to follow the fairy, serve the left and right, practice together, and seek righteous results.” At this time, the white snake had doubts in his heart and said: “Green snake fairy, You know that yin and yang are different between men and women, how can you and I travel along the way?”
“This, I am willing to become a woman and serve the fairy for life.” After speaking, Green Snake instantly transformed into a graceful girl. Since then, she is willing to become White Snake’s maid, called “Xiaoqing”. Together in the world “confuse all beings”.
If in other dramas, Xiaoqing is an upright, courageous, and hateful woman, then in Sichuan opera, Xiaoqing gives people a more complicated and wonderful feeling. The female Xiaoqing is considerate, lively and lovely, and is the matchmaker who made the love affair between Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian; while the male Xiaoqing is loyal, brave, and resolute, and has a passion for white snake hidden in his heart.
Today’s show is like that. Every Tuesday and Friday, “The Fifth Season of Cold History Talks: The History of Sichuan Opera” is looking forward to your listening. We will tell you about the next episode of the show-Are you still afraid of the character “collapsed”? Just look at your face in Sichuan opera! If you want to review the content of the previous issue, please pay attention to the “Sichuan News Network” WeChat public account and the “First Screen News” client. The text version of each issue of our program can be found here!
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Dubbing: Qian Yufei
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