Tag: Concubine

Xiaolou, who plays the romantic hero Xiang Yu onstage, becomes engaged to popular courtesan Juxian at the upscale House of Blossoms. But Dieyi, who plays the Concubine, is truly and obsessively in love with his co-star. Played out over 50 years, the trio’s ill-fated love story traces the tumul...

Ancient societies are notorious for their questionable practices and societal norms. In many of these societies, it was common for the married people of the elite class to have concubines (mistresses/partners besides their spouses). It was a status symbol and a means for unrestricted sexual grati...