272 Beijing Opera Masks - Ba Lan - Number 47

Ba Lan

Beijing Opera - "Princess Hundred Blossom"

Ba Lan with an old red three-tile face stars in Princess Hundred Blossom, a new history Play. Hundred Blossoms was a Kucha princess of the Tang Dynasty. In the opera she is deceived by an enemy spy and, against the advice of veteran Ba Lan, leads an isolated force into battle. She is trspped and nearly captured by the enemy, but Ba Lan rescues her and kills the spy.