The Qing Ding Pearl

The Qing Ding Pearl is very different from the other plays we have read thus far. This play is our first Chinese play and it is very short. The play is much older and a lot more traditional than the other plays. The author uses a lot of metaphoric language for example Li Chun states in the beginning of Scene 1 “I’ve fought fierce tigers on the southern mountains.” 573. This play is also much older than the other plays we have read. It goes back to the Sung dynasty. Also the white pearl is symbolic fo purity and is consider to be lucky and almost magical amongst some of the characters.