Read the article “Ma Zhiyuan (fl.1251) autumn in the Palace of Han, A Yuan Dynasty play” and give answer to the following question:

During the Cultural Revolution in china, the communist ruling party in china worked to get rid of literature that reflected aristocratic values. Many works were destroyed and others were not allowed to be performed. but this and other Yuan dynasty plays were embraced, when most historical literature wasn't, because the communist party in china regarded this play to be an example of "people's art"--reflective of a kind of art accessible to the general population, and not confined to the rich or the social elites. Yuan dynasty plays certainly did have a startlingly broad audience: everyone from poor, illiterate laborers to aristocratic scholars attended these plays. Imagine yourself as a poor, illiterate laborer in the late 1200s in china. You have a little extra money this week, so as a special treat, you're going to see the new play: the autumn in the palace of the Han. What would you have thought of this play?

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This is a novel modified from the poetic drama autumn in the Han Palace by Ma Zhiyuan of the Yuan Dy... View the full answer