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牡丹亭 The Peony Pavilion
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牡丹亭 The Peony Pavilion

《牡丹亭》 又稱《還魂記》,為明代戲劇家湯顯祖所著《玉茗堂四夢》之一,在文學史和崑曲劇壇上,是一部不朽的名著。

The Peony Pavilion (1598), also known as The Return of the Soul, is written by the prominent playwright Xianzu Tang (1550-1616), a play included in his four dream plays and long regarded as a masterpiece of Chinese literature and kunqu.

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