Drama Beyond the Drama

This book is the first comprehensive study of the culture and sexual customs of the theaters in the capital during the Qing Dynasty. The author uses a large number of historical materials, literary works, and pictures to deeply investigate the unique pear garden private apartment system and performance system in the capital of the Qing Dynasty, and explains the traditional concept of "promoting excellence and mentioning" in real life and literary works at that time. The implementation and expression, thus showing a vivid picture of the social life of the capital theater intertwined with male color services, and further reflecting on the actual impact of sex, social class, and power in the theater culture in the middle and late Qing Dynasty.