Hall of longevity

Changsheng hall is located in Huaqing Lake scenic area, and in the east of Xiuling evening photo Pavilion in the west of Lishan Mountain. It is one of the main buildings of Huaqing Palace in Tang Dynasty.

Changsheng palace is better known for the story of Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei. It was the place where they swore their vows on Tanabata.

Hall of longevity

The palace of eternal life is a legend (Drama) created by Hong Sheng, a dramatist in the early Qing Dynasty. The play was finalized in 1688.

There are fifty plays. The first half of the paper describes the Tang emperor, Yang Guifei, the oath of eternal life hall, the chaos of an Shi, the change of Mawei, and the death of Yang Guifei in Huangsha. Most of the latter part is taken from unofficial anecdotes, which describes Xuanzong's missing of the imperial concubine after the an Shi rebellion, and sent people to heaven and earth to search for her soul everywhere; Yang Guifei also deeply missed the emperor and repented for her sins. Their sincerity moved heaven. With the help of Vega magnitude, she was finally reunited in the Moon Palace.

The palace of eternal life mainly describes the great disaster brought by the emperor's fatuity and political corruption during the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty, which almost led to the collapse of the dynasty. Although the play denounces the extravagance of Tang Ming emperor, it also shows sympathy for the love between Tang Ming emperor and Yang Guifei, indirectly expresses sympathy for the rule of Ming emperor, and reposes the ideal of beautiful love.

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Since he ascended the throne, the emperor of the Tang and Ming Dynasties made great efforts to govern the country, and his national strength became stronger and stronger. Therefore, he was complacent and indulged in sound and color, and made an order for beauty pageants. Yang Guifei, who is both talented and beautiful, was selected and canonized as a concubine. Her brother Yang Guozhong was canonized as prime minister, and her three sisters were also canonized as wives. Among them, Guo Guo's wife is elegant and beautiful, and is favored by the emperor of Tang and Ming Dynasties. Later, Tang Ming emperor called Mei Fei in private. Yang Guifei was jealous and had no choice of words, which angered Tang Ming emperor. Emperor Tang Ming angrily asked Gao Lishi to send her back to her mother's home, but later he regretted it. Gao Lishi told Yang Guifei about it. She cut off a strand of her hair and asked Gao Lishi to give it to Tang Minghuang. Tang Minghuang was very moved when he saw her hair. He took Princess Yang back to the palace in a row of nights. The two men made up their minds and swore in the palace of longevity on the eve of the Seventh Festival that they would never separate. Since then, Yang Guifei set thousands of love in one. For her sake, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty did not hesitate to waste money and money, but also transported fresh lychees from Hainan for her to eat. They played all day long, and the emperor had no time to care about political affairs.

During this period, an Lushan got the important position of Emperor Ming of Tang Dynasty by bribing Yang Guozhong, and was appointed as the governor of Fan Yang. He recruited troops and horses, accumulated strength, and finally set up a rebellion. All the way, the rebels stormed Chang'an. Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty fled with Yang Guifei and some ministers in a hurry. When he came to maweipo, there was a mutiny. Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty executed Yang Guozhong under the pressure of the soldiers, and gave Yang Guifei to commit suicide. Later, the rebel army in Anlu mountain was defeated by General Guo Ziyi. Emperor Tang Ming returned to Chang'an, thinking of Yang Guifei day and night, and letting people summon her soul. Finally, he moved heaven and went to heaven to meet Yang Guifei again. They stayed together forever and never separated.

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Creative background

The story of Changsheng palace comes from the historical facts of Tianbao period in Kaiyuan of Tang Dynasty. The story of Yang Guifei, the emperor of Tang and Ming Dynasty, began to spread among the people after the an Shi rebellion, and was often used by literati. Bai Juyi, a poet in the late Tang Dynasty, wrote the long poem "song of everlasting regret", while Chen Hong wrote the legend "biography of song of everlasting regret". These are works with high artistic achievements.

Since the yuan and Ming Dynasties, this story has been written in all kinds of operas, such as zhugongdiao, Yuanben, zaju, Nanxi, Chuanqi, Tanci and Guci. For example, Wu Shimei of Ming Dynasty has the legend Jinghong Ji. In these works, some focus on their court life, some focus on their love, with a strong sense of tragedy. Yuan zaju could not be performed directly in the Qing Dynasty, but the plot of "involving filth" in Jinghong Ji is discontented. Therefore, writing a perfect script for such a well-known historical story is the main reason for the creation of Changsheng palace.

Chang Sheng Dian has a wide range of materials. The main materials are: (1) Bai Juyi's song of everlasting regret and Chen Hong's biography of song of everlasting regret. (2) Wutong Ren Fu's "phoenix tree rain". (3) Wang Bocheng's Tianbao legacy zhugongdiao.

Before he wrote the palace of eternal life, Hong Sheng first wrote the play chenxiangting, taking the story of the Ming emperor and his concubine (Li Baishi in the middle). After that, he went to Libai and joined Li Mi to assist suzong, and changed his name to wunishang. In addition, the affairs of Yang Fei and an Lushan were deleted, and the affairs of their return to Penglai and the visit to the Moon Palace by Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty were added. They wrote about their love for life and death, so they were named the palace of eternal life. Before and after the change, more than ten years of fan San Yi manuscript (see "Changsheng Palace" author "example"). It shows that he is hardworking, serious and not easy to do so. The preface to the palace of eternal life was written in 1679. It is said that the creation of the script was invited by Prince Zhuang Shizi.

Personage introduction

Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty: that is, Li Longji, the hero in the palace of eternal life. In the play is a politically enlightened and fatuous, romantic and affectionate image of the emperor.

Yang Guifei: Yang Guifei, beloved by Emperor Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty, is the heroine in the palace of eternal life. She is a beautiful woman with both talent and appearance, and a jealous concubine.

Yang Guozhong, the elder brother of Yang Guifei, was the Prime Minister of the emperor of the Tang and Ming Dynasties by virtue of the relationship between Yang Guifei and Anlushan. He was a treacherous official image of extortion, extravagance, narrow-minded, autocratic and wrong country.

An Lushan: originally a frontier general, he was appointed as the governor of Fan Yang. He was ambitious, treacherous, arrogant and rebellious against the imperial court, resulting in the "an Shi rebellion", which is a negative role in the play.

Gao Lishi: the eunuch around the emperor of the Tang Dynasty is flexible and tactful. He is good at adapting to circumstances, and he plays between the emperor of the Tang Dynasty and Yang Guifei.

Guo Ziyi: born in the military examination, he was granted the imperial envoy of Tiande army. Later, he paid homage to Shuofang Jiedu envoy and led the army to pacify the "Anshi rebellion". He is a hero who is full of wisdom, concerned about the country and the people, and saves the world.

Lei Haiqing: a musician in the "pear garden" of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. When an Lushan occupied Chang'an, he was killed for scolding An Lushan. He was a loyal, courageous and passionate volunteer.

Li guinian: a performer in the "pear garden" of the emperor of Tang and Ming Dynasties, who was exiled in Jiangnan after the "an Shi rebellion", was a court artist worried about state affairs.

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Theme of the work

The theme of the play is to reflect the social and historical life in the Kaiyuan and Tianbao periods of the Tang Dynasty and the historical tragedy of an era through the description of the love between Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty and Yang Guifei. Around this theme, there are also other thoughts. First of all, there is a strong hatred for the destruction of the country, such as Tanci and private sacrifice. Secondly, it shows patriotism. This is mainly reflected in the description of Guo Ziyi and Lei Haiqing. Guo Ziyi defeated the rebellion of Anlushan and reestablished the state of Tang Dynasty. Lei Haiqing, on the other hand, held a Pipa to scold and beat Anlu mountain, showing his lofty national integrity.

Although the play is about a romantic love story, many historical events and contents reflecting people's sufferings are added to the palace of eternal life. For example, in order to let Yang Guifei eat fresh litchi, Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty transported the newly picked litchi from Hainan to Chang'an thousands of miles away. Along the way, a large area of farmland was trampled by the horse's hooves, and the painstaking efforts of the people were wasted. Some people died under the horse's hooves because they couldn't dodge. Compared with the extravagant life of Tang Ming emperor and Yang Guifei, these are of great realistic and ironic significance.

The palace of eternal life is not only a romantic love drama, but also has the characteristics of historical drama. It not only describes the life and death love between Emperor Ming of Tang Dynasty and Yang Guifei, but also uses a lot of space to write about the an Shi rebellion and related social and political situations. This double line structure, which combines the love story of Yang and Li with significant historical events and broad social background, not only expresses the lesson of extreme joy and sorrow through the criticism of the loss of Tang Ming emperor's political power, but also exaggerates the sadness of personal fate manipulated by great historical forces by describing the loss of love in the historical turmoil and the pain caused by it. In a word, the palace of eternal life is a work which mainly writes about "feelings", and contains political lessons and historical sadness.

artistic characteristics

Qu Ci

The lyrics of Changsheng Palace are beautiful, clear and fluent, detailed and lyrical. For example, in Tanci, there are nine tunes, which are deep and moving. With the different identities of the characters, the style of the songs in the palace of eternal life has also changed. For example, the former copy of a song sung by Li guinian when he was exiled in the south of the Yangtze River has a desolate feeling; while the songs of several folk people in the play are mostly popular and funny.

Most of the dramas use Southern music, but many of them also use northern music, which is magnificent and beautiful. For example, "doubting prophecy", "scolding thieves" and "Tanci" are all northern songs, sung by Laosheng, majestic, solemn and desolate. "Xuge" and "Jingbian" are north and south, which are not monotonous. Almost all the listeners of the northern and southern tunes are included in the play. Fifty tunes without repetition are painstakingly carved out. Moreover, such a big legend is very convenient for singers to exercise. Because he took a lot of songs, similar scenes, good at reborn. For example, in Ding Qing, niannujiao and Gu Luntai were used, which were born out of the scene of the whole chorus of Pipa Ji · mid autumn moon. The first use of secret oath

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