This opera tells a patriotic story how does an old woman of a hundred years old go out for a battle with the twelve women generals of Yang family herself. During the period of Renzong in Song Dynasty, the king of Western Xia invaded its border region, the Song Dynastyââ¬â¢s supreme commander Yang Zongbao fought against the enemies bravely with his army, but unfortunately, he died in the battle by an arrow shot from hiding. Meanwhile, She Taijun of one hundred years old in Yang family was giving a banquet to celebrate her grandson Zongbaoââ¬â¢s fiftieth birthday. Everyone in the family was grieved deeply when the tragic news came. When She Taijun heard that the royal court was going to cede territories for peace, she suppressed her grief, refuted the fallacy sternly, and decided to go for the battle herself with the women generals of the Yang family. The great-grandson Yang Wenguang wanted to go with them, his grandmother Princess Chai didnââ¬â¢t let him go in consideration of perpetuating the Yang line. She Taijun told him that he could challenge martial art skills with his mother Mu Guiying to prove whether he can go or not. With his motherââ¬â¢s pretending to fail by his spear skill and the help of Du Jine, the wife of Yang Yansi, Yang Wenguang got his wish. After being defeated utterly, the king of Western Xia intended to capture Yang The Beijing Opera Women Generals of Yang Family was performed in Jiangxi Art Center by The Beijing Opera Troupe of Fujian Province.
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