Publisher: Foreign Languages Press; first edition

Publishing date: December 1, 2000

Language: English

ISBN-10: 754382535X

ISBN-13: 978-7543825352

Book description:

The Romance of the Western Bower, by Wang Shifu of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), is a gem of Chinese classical drama and a masterpiece of Chinese literature.

The main theme of this play is the love between a young scholar named Zhang Gong and Cui Yingying (or Oriole), nineteen-year-old daughter of former Prime Minister Cui.