The Hegemon-King Bids His Lady Farewell
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The Hegemon-King Bids His Lady Farewell
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The Hegemon-King Bids His Lady Farewell, also known as Farewell My Concubine, is a traditional Chinese opera. It was initially performed by Yang Xiaolou and Shang Xiaoyun in 1918 in Beijing. Though usually associated with Peking opera, it is also performed in other genres such as Cantonese opera. The opera tells the story of Xiang Yu, the self-styled "Hegemon-King of Western Chu" who battled for the unification of China with Liu Bang, the eventual founder of the Han dynasty. In the play, Xiang Y
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Chinese opera
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2022-05-09T19:06:38Z
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