Cross-Dressing in Chinese Opera Mengmeng Zhang

Cross-Dressing in Chinese Opera Mengmeng ZhangThe enchantment of the figure of the "male dan" female impersonator remains a residual element in the cultural imagination of many contemporary Chinese societies. The various kinds of interpretive possibilities in the commanding tradition of cross dressing Chinese opera have yet to be examined in depth. In order to discuss "mistaken identity" and gender issues as they relate to cross dressing on the Chinese operatic stage, this book examines a wide

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