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183 Beijing Operas - Ma Han - Number 132

Ma Han

Beijing Opera - "The Ungrateful Husband"

Ma Han with an ingot face plays the part of a bodyguard of Judge Bao Zhen in the opera "The Ungrateful Husband."

The Beijing opera "The Ungrateful Husband" tells about the courage and selflessness of Bao Zhen (999-1062), a judge who defied the wrath of the imperial family and sentenced to death the emperor's son-in-law Chen Shimei. The latter, in order to marry the emperor's daughter, had not only disowned his legitimate wife and son but even tried to kill them.

Another Mask for this Opera - Mask 129

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