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What does Butterfly Lovers mean?

1. The Butterfly Lovers (traditional Chinese opera)

"The Butterfly Lovers" is an old opera with the traditional essence of Yue Opera. At the beginning of the birth of Yue Opera, the old male troupe artists had already performed "Liang Shanbo" on the stage. 》. With the rise of female troupes in the 1930s, the play "Liang Shanbo" was put on the stage by more Yue opera artists, and the title of the play was also changed to "The Love Story of Butterfly Lovers". Among them, the most influential one is undoubtedly Yuan Xuefen and Ma Zhanghua's "History of the Beloved Emperor".

Ma Zhanghua You Yuan Xuefen felt that the content of the traditional "Butterfly Lovers" script was full of superstition, pornography and other factors, so she reorganized the script to remove the dross and achieved success. Li Yanfang's "Liang Shanbo: Letter of Reply" in 1939, Li Yanfang and Zhao Ruihua's "Meeting on the Tower" in 1941, Zhi Lanfang's "Zhu Yingtai Crying" in 1942, Yao Shuijuan and Li Yanfang's "Eighteen Farewell", and Xu Yulan's "Return" in 1943 "Eighteen Farewell", Yuan Xuefen's "Reading the Sacrificial Essay" in 1946.

In 1946, Fan Ruijuan's "Shanbo's Death", in 1947, Yuan Xuefen's "Yingtai Crying Soul", in 1948, Fan Ruijuan's "Shanbo's Death", in 1949, Yuan Xuefen, Fan Ruijuan and Hu Shaopeng's "The Mourning History of New Liang".

2. Butterfly Lovers (Da Feng Theater Musical)

The musical "Butterfly Lovers" bids farewell to the familiar traditional opera interpretation method and uses music as the main body to lay out the story. It is a brand-new production in the new era , reinterpreting classic themes with profound literary implications, cultural literacy and musical creativity.

The complex performance concept covers Western operas, modern musicals, and traditional Chinese operas. The work group brings together college composers, opera experts, film workers, singing superstars, classical performers, and stage workers.

3. Butterfly Lovers ("Butterfly Lovers" Violin Concerto)

"Butterfly Lovers" Violin Concerto was written by Chen Gang and He Zhanhao when they were students at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. It was composed in the winter of 1958 and in May of the following year. The first performance in Shanghai was well received in March, with Yu Lina as the violin soloist. The theme is a well-known folk tale, with tunes from Yue opera as the material, and a combination of symphony and Chinese folk opera music expression techniques.

The layout is carefully conceived according to the development of the plot, using a sonata-style structure, a single movement, and a subtitle. The main content is "Caoqiao sworn homage", "British-Taiwan resistance to marriage", and "Butterfly in front of the grave". The musical structure is composed of birds singing and flowers fragrant, sworn vows at Caoqiao, classmates for three years, farewell at the age of eighteen, farewell in the pavilion, resistance to marriage in Britain and Taiwan, complaints from crying souls, and butterflies turning into butterflies in front of the grave.

4. Butterfly Lovers (1994 film directed by Tsui Hark and starring Wu Qilong)

"Butterfly Lovers" is a 1994 love movie directed by Tsui Hark and starring Wu Qilong and Yang Caini. It mainly tells the poignant and touching love story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai during the Eastern Jin Dynasty that has been passed down to this day.

The film "Butterfly Lovers" was nominated for four Academy Awards and won the "Best Film Score Award" at the 14th Hong Kong Film Awards; it was nominated for "Best Cross-Media Adaptation" at the 31st Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards Screenplay Award".

5. Liang Zhu (Folk Legend Story of Liang Zhu)

Liang Zhu generally refers to Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" is one of the four major love stories among ancient Chinese folk. One of China's most charming oral traditions and national intangible cultural heritage, it is also a Chinese folklore that has had a wide impact on the world.

Since the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it has been circulated among the people for more than 1,700 years. It is a household name in China and has far-reaching popularity. It is known as the eternal song of love. The legend of Butterfly Lovers and the love story are real events that actually happened in history and are supported by historical data and cultural relics.