Comparing The Romance Of Liang Shan-Pai And Chu Ying-Tai

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The romance of Liang Shan-Pai and Chu Ying-Tai is as popular as Romeo and Juliet in the United States. It has been made into a play, movies, and even ballads. It is the story of an smart, ambitious young girl who wants to pursue an education in China. However, being a girl in China at the time prevents her from achieving that goal. So to make her dream a reality she dresses as a young man to disguise herself at school. In her years at school she manages to keep her disguise intact and fool her peers. While she is at school she falls in love with another male student, whose name is Liang Shan-Pai. Chu Ying-Tai feels that it is time to go home and she leaves the school. Chu Ying-Tai is in love with Liang Shan-Pai, but knows she must leave the

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