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Butterfly Lovers (other)
Butterfly Lovers is a Chinese legend of a tragic love story of a pair of lovers. Butterfly Lovers may also refer to: * ''The Butterfly Lovers'' (2008 film), a Hong Kong film by Jingle Ma * ''Butterfly Lovers'' (2007 TV series), a Chinese television series * ''Butterfly Lovers'' (album), a 2005 album by Denise Ho * Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto ''The Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto'' (), along with the Yellow River Piano Concerto, is one of the most famous Chinese works of orchestral music. It is an adaptation of an ancient legend, the ''Butterfly Lovers''. Written for a Western-style ... * ''The Butterfly Lovers'' (album), a 2013 album by Hubert Wu See also * Liangzhu (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterfly Lovers
The Butterfly Lovers is a Chinese legend of a tragic love story of a pair of lovers, Liang Shanbo () and Zhu Yingtai (), whose names form the title of the story. The title is often abbreviated to Liang Zhu (). The story was selected as one of China's Four Great Folktales by the "Folklore Movement" in the 1920s—the others being the Legend of the White Snake (''Baishezhuan''), Lady Meng Jiang, and The Cowherd and the Weaving Maid (''Niulang Zhinü''). Six cities in China have collaborated in 2004 on a formal application for the Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on the legend at UNESCO, submitted in 2006 through the Chinese Ministry of Culture. Legend The legend of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai is set in the Eastern Jin dynasty (266–420 AD). Zhu Yingtai is the ninth child and only daughter of the wealthy Zhu family of Shangyu, Zhejiang. Although women are traditionally discouraged from taking up scholarly pursuits, Zhu manages to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Butterfly Lovers (2008 Film)
''The Butterfly Lovers'' (), also known as ''The Assassin's Blade'' or ''Jiandie'' (), is a 2008 Hong Kong film directed by Jingle Ma and starring Wu Chun, Charlene Choi, and Hu Ge. It is based on the Chinese legend of the Butterfly Lovers, but in a ''wuxia'' setting. Plot The movie begins with an explanation of the legend of the Butterfly Lovers. Zhu Yanzhi disguises herself as a man to go to Soul Ease Clan, which she must do to learn fighting skills which will help protect her family. While there she meets Bro Shan who protects her and calls her Little Bro, unaware that she is a woman. She has a love of butterflies and decorates Bro Shan's sword with two butterflies. At first Bro Shan is angry at Yanzhi for drawing butterflies on his sword but eventually accepts it. The pair develop a close friendship. Bro Shan eventually realizes that Yanzhi is a woman and makes a butterfly pin for her. Eventually, Bro Ma, Yanzhi's childhood friend comes to pick her up and take her back to her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterfly Lovers (2007 TV Series)
''Butterfly Lovers'' is a Chinese television series based on the legend of the Butterfly Lovers, starring Peter Ho and Dong Jie as Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai respectively. The series was first broadcast on GZTV in China in 2007. Cast *Peter Ho as Liang Shanbo * Dong Jie as Zhu Yingtai *Chen Guanlin as Ma Wencai *Yue Yueli as Zhu Yingtai's father *Wu Qianqian as Zhu Yingtai's mother *Kou Zhenhai as Wang Shiyu *Che Yongli as Wang Shiyu's wife *Wan Hongjie as Zhu Yingqi *Liu Fang as Liang Shanbo's mother *Jia Zhaoji as Chen Zijun *Zhan Xiaonan as Xie Daoyun *Xie Yuanzhen as Yinxin *Chen Cheng as Sijiu *Chen Chen as Wang Lan *Ming Hui as Wang Hui *Wang Quanyou as Tao Yuanming *Guo Jun as Governor Ma *Wang Pin as Wang Zhuoran *Zhang Shuai as Wang Lantian *Qu Xin as Xu Jubo *Jiang Hong as Huang Liangyu *Lin Jiangguo as Qin Jingsheng *Ran Weiqun as Xie An *Ren Zhong as Wang Ningzhi *Wang Xiaoshen as Su An *Gao Zifang as Su An's mother Music * ''Shuang Fei'' (双飞; ''Fly in a Pair' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterfly Lovers (album)
''Butterfly Lovers'' () is an album, by Denise Ho, initially released on September 7, 2005. It is the companion album to Ho's musical stageplay, ''Butterfly Lovers'', starring Endy Chow Endy Chow Kwok-yin (born 11 December 1979) is a Hong Kong actor, singer and songwriter. Early life Chow was born on 11 December 1979 at Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital in Happy Valley, his family immigrated to New Zealand when he was 13. He ... and herself. Track listing # 蛹 (''Cocoon'') - 1:41 # 化蝶 (''Becoming A Butterfly'') (Live Piano Version) - 4:14 # 橋上 (''On The Bridge'') - 0:39 # 不是吟詩的時候 (''Not the Time to Recite Poems'') - 4:20 # 長不大 (''Not Growing'') - 3:33 # 汽水樽裡的咖啡 (''Coffee In A Soda Bottle'') - 5:13 # 血肉之驅 (''Flesh and Blood'') - 1:02 # 十八相送 (''Eighteen Send Off'') - 4:10 # 勞斯．萊斯 (''Lucy Lois'') - 4:30 # 撲蝶 (''Catching Butterfly'') - 0:41 # 有人跟蹤我 (''Someone Is Stalking Me'') - 2:50 # 做好準備 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto
''The Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto'' (), along with the Yellow River Piano Concerto, is one of the most famous Chinese works of orchestral music. It is an adaptation of an ancient legend, the ''Butterfly Lovers''. Written for a Western-style orchestra, it features a solo violin played using some Chinese techniques. This concerto is written in traditional 5-note technique (pentatonic scale). It uses melodies from Shaoxing Opera, chord structures and patterns, and tries to imitate the playing techniques of Chinese musical instruments.See introductions printed on the LP Vinyl ''Violin Concerto, Liang Shan-Po And Chu Ying-Tai'' (Label: M-2311, China Record Company, 1977). This gives the piece a distinctive "Chinese" sound, though it uses tonal harmonies. The concerto was written in 1959 by two Chinese composers, He Zhanhao (何占豪, born 1933) and Chen Gang (陈钢, born 1935), while they were students at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. The work is a common feature in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Butterfly Lovers (album)
''The Butterfly Lovers'' is the second studio album by Hong Kong singer Hubert Wu. It was released on 2 October 2013 via Stars Shine International Stars Shine International is a record music company in Hong Kong, formed in 2010. History Established in 2010, the company started with Jade Kwan, Fala Chen and Joyce Cheng. Of the three initial artists, only the latter remain. On March 3, 201 .... The album was available for pre-order on 20 September 2012.Hubert WU ［The Butterfly Lovers］ 23 September 2013 10:25 (UTC+8)查閱 Track listing Edition *CD+DVDMusic videos Chart performance Singles Hong Kong Other charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bu ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |