Warm-up Activities

I．Directions：Try to compare Tang Xianzu in China and Shakespeare in Britain and tell why Tang Xianzu is called“the Shakespeare of China”．

Ⅱ．Directions：Think about the following questions and have a short discussion with your partner．(https://www.daowen.com)

1．The Peony Pavilion is a 16th-century Chinese musical drama and the most famous of all Kunqu operas．Could you list some features of Kunqu opera？

2．Fascinated with the regenerative power of authentic and true emotions，the concept known in Chinese as qing，Tang Xianzu wrote The Peony Pavilion as a direct challenge and criticism to daoxue．What are the main theories in daoxue of China？