page_title: The Orphan of Zhao
hierarchical_section_title: The Orphan of Zhao
caption_attribution_description: This is a page of Joseph Henri Marie de Prémare's L'Orphelin de la Maison de Tchao, as published in Jean-Baptiste Du Halde's Description Géographique, Historique, Chronologique, Politique, et Physique de l'Empire de la Chine et de la Tartarie Chinoise (1736). Prémare's work is a French translation of the 13th-century Chinese original The Orphan of Zhao (趙氏孤兒) by Ji Junxiang.
context_page_description: The Orphan of Zhao is a Chinese play from the Yuan era, attributed to the 13th-century dramatist Ji Junxiang. The play has as its full name The Great Revenge of the Orphan of Zhao. The play is classified in the zaju genre of dramas. It revolves around the central theme of revenge.
  The play is divided in six parts, comprising five acts and a wedge, which may be an interlude or—as it is in this case—a prologue. It contains both dialogue and songs. The story of The Orphan of Zhao takes place during the Spring and Autumn period. The protagonists are General Han Jue in the first act, the retired Minister Gongsun Chujiu in the second and third act, and the Zhao orphan in the final two acts. The Orphan of Zhao was the earliest Chinese play to be known in Europe.
context_section_description: The Orphan of Zhao is a Chinese play from the Yuan era, attributed to the 13th-century dramatist Ji Junxiang (紀君祥). The play has as its full name The Great Revenge of the Orphan of Zhao. The play is classified in the zaju genre of dramas. It revolves around the central theme of revenge.
  The play is divided in six parts, comprising five acts (折 zhe) and a wedge (楔子 xiezi), which may be an interlude or—as it is in this case—a prologue. It contains both dialogue and songs. The story of The Orphan of Zhao takes place during the Spring and Autumn period. The protagonists are General Han Jue in the first act, the retired Minister Gongsun Chujiu (公孙杵臼) in the second and third act, and the Zhao orphan in the final two acts. The Orphan of Zhao was the earliest Chinese play to be known in Europe.
caption: A page of Prémare's translation in French, published in Du Halde's Description de la Chine
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