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Chinese Yueju Opera: Story of Kong Yiji 2

Cast:MAO Weitao(茅威涛) Male role:YIN School(尹派) Adappted from China's most famous writer LU Xun in modern times The story tells that in 1918 the imperial examination system is abolished. Kong Yiji, a talent who read for all his life has no way to become outstanding through exam. He always thought himself was nobleman full of education but the society had totally changed at that time. It was a society of cold,influence and pretense.Everyoen was laughing at Kong Yiji's bookish concept and mock at him.He felt depressed with no self-esteem.Finally died in misery. The lyric of thie episode is: 梦断青云路 The way to the heaven is collapsed 陨落紫微星 A rising star falls 帝乡不可期 From now on I have no hope for the imperial exam 天子无门生 There won't be any imperial scholar any more 废科举罢三考 The exam is abolished 恰似那 Like a 晴天霹雳 thunderbolt 当头闷棍 startling and frightening 这绝代之变末世之讯 Why the reformation falls on me 落在我孔某将登龙门之程 and cut off my glorious future?

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