272 Beijing Opera Performers - Lϋ Matong - Number 135

Lϋ Matong

Beijing Opera - "Death of the River Wu"

Lϋ Matong with a purple three-tile face is a character of the list-opera "Death of the River Wu." The story is from the book "Popular Romance of the Western Han." Lϋ Matong had been a general of Xiang Yu, but he came over and pledged allegiance to the Han Emperor Liu Bang afterward.