The Hegemon-King Bids His Lady Farewell, also known as Farewell My Concubine, is a traditional Peking opera. It was initially performed by Yang Xiaolou and Shang Xiaoyun in 1918 in Beijing. Though usu
A Peking opera performance of The Hegemon-King Bids His Lady Farewell.
Consort Yu (Xiang Yu's wife)
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Consort Yu, also known as "Yu the Beauty", was the wife of the warlord Xiang Yu, who competed with Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han dynasty, for supremacy over China during the Chu–Han Conten
The Hegemon-King Bids His Lady Farewell
…forth his horse and begs it to run away for the sake of its own safety. The horse refuses, against his wishes. He then calls for the company of his wife Consort Yu. Realizing the dire situation that has befallen them, she begs to die alongside her master, but he strongly refuses this wish. Afterwards, as he is…
A portrait of Consort Yu from Baimei Xinyong Tuzhuan (百美新詠圖傳) by Yan Xiyuan