Question
A 64th-generation descendant of Confucius, Kǒng Shàngrèn, depicted the collapse of the Ming dynasty in a lengthy play titled for one of these objects. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these accessories typically held in the right hand by noh actors, who open them while speaking.
ANSWER: fans
[10m] In the Kǒng play, Fragrant Princess’s fan is splattered with blood while she escapes Nanking, inspiring an artist to paint it with these title flowers. A play by Stan Lai adapts Táo Qián’s fable about a paradise named for a “spring” of these flowers.
ANSWER: peach blossoms [or peach flowers; accept Táohuā shàn, Táohuā Yuán Jì, or Secret Love for the Peach Blossom Spring]
[10h] In The Peach Blossom Fan, the characters put on the play Swallow Letter in this sort of place, where two men fight in the dark in the celebrated short play Sān Chà Kǒu. Wǔ Sōng escapes from one of these places at Cross Slope in an oft-adapted episode of The Water Margin.
ANSWER: inns [or taverns; accept inn room; accept Crowing Cock Inn; prompt on bedrooms with “in what sort of building?”]
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Chicago Open | 07/28/2024 | Y | 15 | 13.33 | 80% | 40% | 13% |