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



Wu Song da hu
武松打虎

Wu Song Fights the Tiger
Episodes included in this version of the story:

Travelling home Wu Song travels via Yanggu District on his way back home
The tavern Wu Song rests in a tavern, drinking a strong wine
The warning The innkeeper/waiter warns Wu Song about a tiger on Jingyang Ridge
The rock Wu Song falls asleep on a flat rock along the mountain track
The wind A gust of wind (awakens Wu Song from his sleep)
The tiger appears The tiger appears
Breaking the staff Aiming for the tiger with his staff, Wu Song (misses and) breaks it
The killing The tiger is killed
The hunters Hunters (dressed in tiger's fur) meet Wu Song