Three Plum Blossom Alleys
Part One
The Three Plum Blossom Alleys, also known as "Plum Blossom Yin" and "Jade Concubine Yin", are the representation of plum blossoms in traditional Chinese art. excellent work. "Magic Secret Music" records that this music was first played by Huan Yi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. This song borrows objects and uses the whiteness, fragrance and cold resistance of plum blossoms to praise people with noble integrity. The strange tune in the song is repeated three times in different micro positions, so it is called "Three Nongs".
"Three Lanes of Plum Blossoms" is a guqin piece adapted from flute music. The whole piece expresses the noble character of plum blossoms that are white and proud of the snow and frost.
Third Plum Blossom Lane: Guqin music. Also known as "Plum Blossom Yin" and "Jade Concubine Yin", it is a masterpiece of plum blossoms in traditional Chinese art. "Magic Secret Music" records that this music was first played by Huan Yi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
The title of "Plum Blossom Fall" written by Bao Zhao of the Southern Song Dynasty (approximately 414-466) in Volume 24 of Guo Maoqian's "Collection of Yuefu Poems" states that ""Plum Blossom Fall" is also a piece of music in this flute." The voice still exists.” There are also descriptions of the flute song "Plum Blossoms Fall" in many Tang poems that have been preserved today, indicating that the flute song "Plum Blossoms Fall" was more popular from the Southern Dynasties to the Tang Dynasty.
As for the music content of "Three Plum Blossoms", the music scores of the past dynasties have introduced it. The flute music "Plum Blossoms Fall" from the Southern Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty mostly expresses the emotion of sorrow and separation.
The Ming and Qing qin music "Three Plum Blossoms" mostly expresses the noble and unyielding integrity and temperament of plum blossoms in the frost. "Plum is the clearest flower, and Qin is the clearest sound. It is best to write the clearest thing with the clearest sound, and it should have the sound of Lingshuang." "The meaning of Sannong is to take three overtones and the same chord. "It's a strange sign." (Ming Dynasty's "Bo Ya Xin Fa") It can be seen from this that it was first a flute piece, and was later adapted into a guqin piece (it is difficult to determine who the author is).
The music used for today's performance includes the Yushan School's "Qinpu Harmony" (compiled by Zhou Xianzu of the Qing Dynasty, engraved in 1820), which has a regular rhythm and is suitable for ensemble playing; the late Guangling School's "Jiaopu" "An Qin Pu" (edited by Qin Huaihan in the Qing Dynasty, published in 1868), its rhythm is relatively free, and the modulation before the end of the song is refreshing.
The structure of this song adopts the technique of cyclic reproduction, repeating the entire theme three times, and using overtones for each repetition, so it is called "Three Nongs". It embodies the noble character of the pure white plum blossoms and proud snow and frost.
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Qiong Yao’s famous trilogy of novels. They are "Plum Blossom Brand", "Ghost Husband", and "Shuiyunjian".
One of the Three Plum Blossom Lanes: Plum Blossom Brand
Starring: Ma Jingtao and Chen Derong
Fu Jin Xueru of Prince Shuo’s Mansion wanted to give birth to a son before Fu Jin , in order to maintain his status, he stole his daughter away and gave away his daughter. In order to recognize each other in the future, Xueru used the plum blossom hairpin given to him by the prince to brand a plum blossom mark on the baby girl's right shoulder.
The son Haozhen in exchange brought happiness and honor to Xueru. When he was twelve years old, he captured a white fox alive while hunting with a minister of the emperor. He only cut off a clump of fox fur and let it go. The psychic white fox looked back three times before leaving. This incident became a legend for a while.
Hao Zhen sneaked out of the palace with his two confidants Xiao Kouzi and Akdan, one civil and one military, and went to Longyuan Tower to drink tea and listen to music. They met a poor singer Yinshuang, who was raped by her. Impressed by her beauty and intelligence, she rented a courtyard for Yin Shuang to live in after Father Bai's death, and found a little girl, Xiangqi, to accompany Yin Shuang. But he couldn't take Yinshuang into the palace because the emperor had given Princess Lan as his wife, but he didn't consummate the marriage even after five days of marriage. Xue knew her son's worries and took the risk to bring Yinshuang and Xiangqi into the palace to become maids. Unexpectedly, the princess found out and took Yinshuang away and tortured them every day. Everything changed because Yinshuang became pregnant. Yinshuang was recognized by the whole family and became Aunt Bai. This made the princess even more jealous and resentful, and she designed Yinshuang to fall, and Yinshuang had a miscarriage. Xueru saw the plum blossom mark, and the daughter she lost twenty-one years ago came back.
In order to get rid of Yinshuang, the princess said that she was the white fox who was let go nine years ago. In order to prove that Yinshuang was not a white fox but a human being, the story of stealing a dragon and turning into a phoenix twenty-one years ago was revealed. Turned out. This has brought disaster to Prince Shuo's palace, and Haozhen, the prince, and Fujin will be sentenced to death.
Yinshuang determined: "You will follow each other in life, and you will follow in death. When the clock rings at noon, your soul will meet you. We will meet in heaven and on earth at the right time." However, when her fragrant soul returned, the princess asked The emperor begged for mercy and pardoned Prince Shuo's palace. By the time Haozhen came back, it was too late.
Plum Blossom Three Lanes No. 2: Ghost Husband
Starring: Li Zhixi Yue Ling
There are many hunters in the backing village. Whenever the Lunar New Year ends, a festival is always held here. The annual ceremony of offering thanks to heaven, thanking God for allowing everyone to return home with a full harvest in the coming year. Lemei and her cousin Chongda ran to Wushan Village without telling their family to watch the fun. He was injured while trying to save a white fox - the hunter's prey. Ke Qixuan helped Yang Wanli bandage her wounds, saw the plum blossom birthmark on her wrist, and recognized her as Yuan Lemei, whom he had been engaged to since childhood. But they dare not recognize each other.
Eighteen years ago, due to a flood, the Yuan family and the Ke family fled together and were robbed on the way. Yuan Huaiyu died in the chaos of resistance, but the handle of the knife that stabbed him to death was in the hand of Ke Shipeng. Yingxue determined that it was Ke Shipeng who killed her husband and Lemei's father.
Qixuan and Lemei fell in love and decided to die to make their ambition clear. Yingxue finally nodded.
Just two months before the wedding, Qixuan was burned to death and seriously injured in a fire. He was completely changed beyond recognition and even lame. Qixuan did not want Lemei to follow him, a useless person, and let everyone People lied to Le Mei that he had died in the fire. However, Lemei is willing to marry his tablet.
Qixuan can deceive Lemei, but he cannot deceive his own heart. He loves Lemei. He lingers in front of Lemei's window every day, but does not dare to face Lemei. When Lemei discovers his existence, he lies to her that he is an old man who guards the garden. He admits that Lemei will remarry soon.
Zi Yan was conveying information to the two people, making Le Mei think that Ganxuan's soul lived in Luoyuexuan. The two people conveyed their love in this way. Until Yang Wanli found out about this, he thought it was a mistake to trick Lemei into marrying the tablet, and now it was even more wrong for Qixuan to provoke Lemei.
Qixuan decided to leave Luoyuexuan and the Ke family compound.
Lemei, who lost all the news about Qi Xuan, also lost hope and hope for life.
Yingxue looked at the dying Lemei, and finally couldn't help it, and told Lemei everything, but Qixuan refused to recognize Lemei no matter what. Lemei impressed Qixuan with her love, her tenderness, and her understanding. Under everyone's eager calls, Qixuan finally returned to the Ke family compound and returned to Lemei's side.
Plum Blossom Lane No. 3: Shuiyunjian
Mei Ruohong and Du Qianqian first met at a place called "Wangshan Bridge" on Su Causeway. Mei Ruohong was killed by Du Qianqian. He was stunned by Qianqian's beauty, and he couldn't wait to take Qianqian back to the "Drunken Horse Painting Club" to show to his friends. Here, Qianqian saw the strangest group of people she had ever seen in her life: Wang Zimo, Wang Zixuan brother and sister, and Yiqi and Sangui. She fell in love with Ruohong; fell in love with the "Drunk Horse Painting Club"; fell in love with Ruohong's Shuiyunjian. However, Ruohong did not dare to accept Qianqian, but pushed her to Wang Zimo - the young and promising painter who broke his lifelong vow not to love Qianqian. Seeing Qianqian and Zimo together, Ruohong couldn't restrain his heart. He loves Qianqian, but he regards Zixuan, who has been silently in love with him for three years, as Qianqian.
The power of love is unbelievable. Qianqian tattooed a red plum blossom on her chest for Ruohong. Ruohong finally overcame the objections of the Du family and the entire Drunken Horse Painting Society. It's so beautiful. At this time, Zi Xuan was pregnant with Ruo Hong's child, and almost had a miscarriage and was admitted to the hospital. This made Zi Mo so crazy that he made an unexpected move: He hired someone to buy Ruo Hong at the art exhibition. Twenty works of hard work, and then went to the Du family compound to burn them in front of the celebrating crowd. Ruohong's hands were injured while trying to save the painting, but what was more seriously injured was his confidence, his fighting spirit, his heart, and the hearts of everyone.
Zimo thought it over and asked Ruohong to cheer up again, pick up the brush again, and gather his confidence.
Ruohong and Qianqian got married using heaven and earth as evidence.
Soon, Cuiping, Ruohong's wife ten years ago, a seriously ill woman, came with her child Hua'er, whom Ruohong had never met. Qianqian was heartbroken and left Shuiyunjian and returned to the Du family. In order to cure Cuiping's illness, Ruohong, who lost his life, had to sell paintings to make a living. Life was very hard, and his heart was even more painful. In order to satisfy her husband and Qianqian, the kind-hearted Cuiping committed suicide by throwing herself into the lake late at night.
Ruohong fell to the bottom again, and no one could wake him up.