In a paved market square an open-sided tiled stage shed on a raised platform holds two dancers and three seated musicians with a flute, a lute and a fiddle, with shop fronts behind; at the left are a cart of flat puppet screens, a tea table and a thatched sunshade.
Bianjing Wazi
The Sangjia, Middle and Inner wazi south of the East Corner Tower street
Introduction
South of the East Corner Tower streets lies the Sangjia wazi, with the Middle wazi to its north and then the Inner wazi, holding more than fifty large and small goulan in all. The Middle wazi has the Lotus and Peony sheds; the Inner wazi's Yaksha and Elephant sheds are the largest and hold several thousand people. From the Chong and Guan reign years on, the sheds of the capital's wazi drew viewers every day, whatever the weather.