About the author:
Zhu Lianxiu, whose real name, surname, native place and average origin are unknown, was an actress and geisha in China in the early Yuan Dynasty. "Brothel Collection" said, "Song Xiu, surnamed Zhu, is beautiful in appearance, and the zaju is unique today, with a head, Hua Dan, mud and so on. It is well known and respected by famous officials. " It can be seen that her position among the actors in Yuan Dynasty zaju was honored as "Zhu Niangniang" by artists after Yuan Dynasty.
Zhu made good friends with writers of Yuan Dynasty such as Guan Hanqing, Hu Youti, Feng Zizhen and so on.
Guan Hanqing once described her as "rich as Hou Jiazi's account and romantic as Xie Jiahonglian." There is also "Shili Yangzhou scenery, there are immortals." There is a poem and a set in Julian's show. His song language is fluent and natural, and his expression is persistent and pure. He once performed in Yangzhou, then married Hong, a Taoist priest in Qiantang, and settled in Hangzhou in his later years.
Friend Guan Hanqing introduced:
Guan Hanqing (about 1, 234 years ago-about 1, 300 years ago), whose original name is unknown, whose real name is Zhai (also known as Zhai Zuo), Han nationality, Xiezhou (now Yuncheng, Shanxi), and other places of origin are mostly (now anguo city, Hebei). The founder of Yuan Zaju, together with Bai Pu, Ma Zhiyuan and Zheng Guangzu, is known as the "Four Masters of Yuan Qu", and Guan Hanqing ranks first among the four masters.
His life's drama creation is very rich. There are more than 60 plays, most of which are scattered. His zaju, which is dominated by tragedies and comedies, has a wide range of themes, profoundly exposing the decadent and dark social reality of the Yuan Dynasty. His wronged Dou E, Saving the Dust, Wangjiang Pavilion, Lu Zhailang and Single Knife Club are all well-known works.
In particular, Feeling Dou E's Earth-shattering Injustice is the best and most brilliant play in the Yuan Dynasty. It's like a condemnation of the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty. Through the tragedy of pure and kind Dou E, the ugly nature of usury, hooliganism, official bribery and disregard for human life was exposed, and the chaos, deformity and cannibalism in the Yuan Dynasty were lashed out.