The Legend of Purple Hairpin

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Title

The Legend of Purple Hairpin

Subject

Play Script

Description

This Hong Kong Cantonese opera classic was written by the late renowned playwright Mr. Tong Dick-sang. Li Yik, a talented scholar of the Tang Dynasty, encounters the beautiful Fok Siu-yuk during the lantern festival one night. The two are a real match made in heaven. Their love affair begins when Siu-yuk drops her purple hairpin, which is subsequently picked up and returned by Yik, who later proposes to Siu-yuk using the hairpin as a pledge of his devotion.

Creator

Tong Dik Sang

Source

Cantonese Opera Libretti Translation Project

Publisher

Wong Chuen-fung

Date

n.d.

Contributor

Cantonese Opera Development Fund

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

thelegendofpurplehairpin

Citation

Tong Dik Sang, “The Legend of Purple Hairpin,” CCCH9051 Group 35, accessed January 10, 2025, https://learning.hku.hk/ccch9051/group-35/items/show/45.

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