Stage Dedication and Open Day Performances – Excerpts from The Purple Hairpin
Xiqu
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Four excerpts from The Purple Hairpin: “Picking up the Purple Hairpin”, “Breaking the Willow Branch at the Yangguan Pass”, “Reunion of Sword and Pin” and “Princely Favours”
Playwright: Tong Tik-sang
A Tong Tik-sang staple, this is the love story of Huo Xiaoyu, a beautiful courtesan and Li Yi, a talented young scholar.
On the night of the Spring Lantern Festival – Chinese Valentine’s Day – Li picks up a purple hairpin that Huo has dropped. Before the night ends the two have fallen deeply in love and married. The same night, Lu Yanzhen, the daughter of a high official, also has a chance encounter with Li and lets him know that she is keen to marry him. When Li declines, Lu’s father punishes him by sending him to a distant military post.
In Li’s absence, Huo struggles to make ends meet and is soon forced to pawn her jewellery, including the precious purple hairpin. But the arrival of a mysterious horseman in yellow garb brings hope that the pair may soon be reunited.
Playwright：Tang Ti-sheng
Artistic Director：Loong Koon-tin
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