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Hey turns out I’m incredibly lazy so I haven’t finished my translation yet but here’s a translated opera from the same channel I got my untranslated one from. This is relatively short compared to a lot of other ones. This is The Empty City Stratagem (空城计 [Kōng Chéng Jì]). This is the second part of a three part opera called 失空斩 (Shī Kōng Zhǎn), however it stands on its own and doesn’t really need the other parts to completely understand. This story comes from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the most famous work of Classical Chinese literature. The story is about the strategist Zhuge Liang coming up with a plan to prevent general Sima Yi from capturing the city of Xicheng. I won’t spoil the idea he comes up with but you can probably guess it from the title. If you’ve got a spare 50 minutes and need something to watch I highly recommend this opera. It’s one of the many I’ve compiled into a playlist on my YouTube channel that’s linked in my bio.
[id: It's two drawings of Choso in traditional 京剧 attire. The over dress is purple and blue while the under robes are tan and his 凤冠 matches the blue tones of his outer robes. 血 is written on the hem of the outer layer. Blue strips of fabric and red beads meant to look like blood droplets hang from the 圆领. In the first drawing, he's holding an open fan up to his face, and in the second, he's holding the now closed fan above his head while his other arm rests at his side, the sleeve reaching the ground. /end id]
Week 34/52: August 22nd - August 28th 2022 | Hai Di Lao with Queena! 🍉
Finally a casual day at work and all the trainers were supposed to wear hawaiian/floral shirts LOL I had none so I literally had to borrow from my mom to fit the dress code LMAO. Work was tiring as usual but it passed as always. Rushed back from Abby back to Richmond to meet Queena at 6pm to eat Hai Di Lao together. Haven’t seen my child for more than a year! Dinner was super filling and yum. Totally do not have to break the bank to eat HDL if you order based on logic and not based on hunger. HEHEHE that sauce bar is truly yyds.