As he flees for his life, his female disciple Xiaoxia, who has long been secretly in love with him, dies in protecting him, to his devastation. The reform movement ultimately ends in failure and Xiang Jiuxiao is on the list of wanted men issued by the imperial court. Xiang Jiuxiao risks his life by seizing the opportunity of being called to the palace to perform for the Empress Dowager to deliver a top-secret letter from the two into the hands of the open-minded Emperor Guangxu.

He has in his circle of close friends Kang Youwei and Tan Sitong, two scholars advocating reform for the good of the nation. In late Qing Dynasty, Xiang Jiuxiao is a famous Peking opera artist in the capital city. New Peking Opera The Story of the Actor Xiang Jiuxiao Lyrics and dialogue with Chinese and English surtitles Without weathering the dire wintry chill, how could one truly feel the joy of finding the fragrant plum blossoms?

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