272 Beijing Opera Performers - Xia - Number 213

Xia

Beijing Opera - "White Water Beach"

Xia with a red ingot face, is a junior officer known only by his surname "Xia" in "White Water Beach," adapted from "The legend of the Tongtianxi Sword." Xu Qiying, a chivalrous outlaw, comes down from his mountain stronghold. After drinking, he falls asleep on a stone slab and is discovered and arrested by some soldiers. Commander Liu Ziming orders an armed party headed by his son to escort the prisoner to the capital. When they are passing White Water Beach, Xu Qiying's sister and a number of outlaws ambush the guards, disperse them, and rescue the prisoner.