Chinese Storytelling Research Database
The Wu Song Project
Genre definition:     Written genres for performance and reading
shumiande biaoyan diben yu duwuxingde zhonglei
書面的表演底本與讀物性的種類
Drama literature
xiju wenxue
戲劇文學
Beijng opera
jingju
京劇

Da hu
打虎

Fighting the Tiger
Stock phrases used in this version of the story:

上 shang enter
下 xia exit, exeunt
內 nei backstage
唱 chang singing
西皮散板 Xipi san ban Xipi mixed rhythm
散板 san ban mixed rhythm
過場 guo chang crosses the stage