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3 unusual facts about The Palace of Eternal Life


The Palace of Eternal Life

He graduated from the Imperial Academy in 1668 and then returned home the following year.

His chief play contains political overtones that were interpreted as disloyal to the Manchu regime, with the result that he was expelled from the Imperial Academy and a large number of his associates were dismissed from their government posts.

Meanwhile, moved by the plight of Lady Yang's forlorn soul, the Spinning Damsel persuades the Jade Emperor of Heaven to permit Lady Yang to become an immortal in the paradise of Penglai.



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