The Cosmic Blade · SR100057

Feigning Madness in the Golden Hall

Zhao Yanrong tears her clothes and spoils her make-up to feign madness

Part of · The Cosmic Blade

Displeased with her father Zhao Gao's scheme, Zhao Yanrong, prompted by her mute servant, tears her clothes and spoils her make-up to feign madness, and in the Golden Hall refuses to enter the palace. The scene is a signature piece of the Chen school of Han opera and is still staged by the Wuhan Han Opera Theatre.