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
Collection
Citation
Tong Dik Sang, “The Legend of Purple Hairpin,” CCCH9051 Group 35, accessed May 15, 2025, https://learning.hku.hk/ccch9051/group-35/items/show/45.
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