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@[email protected] This is incredibly romantic stuff. In 41 stanzas the pair go from flirting to full-on love in an organic growth. I will be re-reading this chapter a few times more before continuing so I can get the finer points of this conversation by song.

This is the pivotal point of the story and it was surprisingly touching. And I called it: the entire point of the previous three chapters was to build up to E'bing's arrival in the story: she's explicitly compared to earlier encounters.

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@[email protected] The next chapter is one I probably should have done together with chapter 7, given that it's basically the flip side of that chapter's narrative. This update will be shorter as a result. In chapter 8, after waiting for the proper time (moonrise), spinning thread (and concealing a stool for him beneath her skirts¹) in the mean time, Sangluo and E'bing meet again to sing their love to each other. #Dai #Chinese #folklore

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¹One of those charming little details again.

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@[email protected] Chapter 7 is a pivotal part of the story. It's also the literal heart of the story: chapter 7 of 13. As a result I will be giving it its own section. This is the chapter in which E'bing is introduced and, as expected, given the huge build-up of how every girl wants Sangluo, she is herself the most beautiful woman in the story. She is "whiter than cotton¹" and "gentler than clouds". #Chinese #Dai #folklore
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Remember this predates imperialism!

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So, I'm starting on 娥病与桑落 (Ebing and Sangluo), another piece of #Dai #folklore. While the book is only 50 pages longer (~180 pages vs ~130), the nature of the story-telling is very different and requires a more in-depth look. I've thus decided that I will approach it differently with, perhaps, a more rigorous look. The book is, as before, published by #Wuhan University Press as part of its Southern Folklore line. ISBN 978-7-307-21455-2 (0-1/1) @[email protected]
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