What kind of drama is Xiao Guxian?

Xiangu is a very popular traditional drama in northern China with unknown origin. Also known as Wang Dengyun divorces his wife, he loves his daughter but doesn't like his daughter-in-law.

As the saying goes, the lives of three women. In a family, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law plays an important role, which is directly related to family harmony. It can be said that it is the focus of family conflicts, which are described in many literary works and film and television works. One more sister-in-law and three women are enough, and there are many stories at home.

For mother-in-law, there are internal and external points. My sister-in-law is her own daughter, and her daughter-in-law is from other places. To compete with yourself for a lot of resources, "love your daughter and hate your daughter-in-law" has become a psychological norm. The Ancient Sage of Xiao Xian in Liangzhou is a story about the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

In fact, Xiao Jiaxian is not unique to Liangzhou Xiao Xian. In northern operas such as Shandong Lu Opera, Shaanxi Opera and Hebei Tangshan Pingju, there is a scene of Xiao Guxian, and this scene is also found in Liangzhou Bantai Opera, another intangible cultural heritage in Liangzhou District of Wuwei City. The names in the story may be different, but the story is basically the same.

Yao's son followed Meng's wife Jin's son, and the husband and wife loved each other. Yao prefers his daughter Yingying and often uses the abuse of her daughter-in-law as an excuse. Yingying felt very wronged, cleverly protected her sister-in-law, and took herself as an example to persuade her mother. The Yao family has changed and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are in harmony.

Among the filial piety in Liangzhou, Xiao Jiaxian is listed as the eighth filial piety, among which the contradiction between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is more intense and shocking.