The Romance of the Western Chamber - Part IV

- Part IV-
Zhang Sheng Welcomes Ts'ui Ying-Ying from the Western Chamber.

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The happy union of to-night still seems to me unreal.

But the dew is falling on the fragrant earth,

The breeze is blowing gently over the lonely steps,
The moonlight is shining on the library,
And the clouds are enveloping the trysting-place.
Observing clearly these surroundings,
How can I say that our meeting is only a dream?

In anticipation of  Pursuing the Verdant Dream: Two Afternoons of  Kwun and Yueju Opera on 6 & 7 August 2011, we present the fourth scene of our graphical arrangement of The Romance of the Western Chamber, a classical love story from Yuan Dynasty China that has been both a literary favorite and a popular Chinese Opera for centuries.  Subsequent scenes will be delivered by electronic mail.