The Peking Opera Crossroads, a
famous repertoire of combat dramas, is a snippet of The Yang's Saga.
Although not accompanied with any singing, dialogues and recitation, the combat
performances in the drama expressed the content quite well, which revealed the
amazing techniques of Wuchou role.
Wuchou, one of the roles on Chinese opera stage, requires not
only a good command of the martial arts or acrobatics, but also the ability to
deliver the lines both clearly and fluently. The movement should be light but
powerful.
Crossroads
, now quite popular among foreign audiences, goes as: the main actor Jiao Zan
was exiled to Shamen Island for killing the son-in-law of a corrupt dignitary.
Yang Yanzhao, of the famous upright Yang Family, ordered Warrior Ren Tanghui to
tail after and protect Jiao. When Jiao came to rest in a restaurant in the
Crossroads, the owner of the restaurant mistakenly took Ren as the one sent to
assassinate Jiao. So, to protect Jiao, the two fought fiercely at
night.