Famen Temple
However, the most famous play with Liu Jin, Famensi (Famen Temple) became popular during the Qing Dynasty, its earliest known record in 1845. This classic Peking Opera included the lines, "My last name is Liu, my first name is Jin… At age seven, I was castrated and entered the imperial palace two years later… I helped Emperor Zhengde ascend the throne". In the play, Liu Jin is a painted-face role (xiahualian), whose face is painted red to indicate Liu Jin's "rough characteristics and compelling power".