Qingyi

青衣 (lit. "Blue Clothes")

By Bi Feiyu, published by Yangtze River Art and Literature Publishing House in May, 2003.

Translated into English as The Moon Opera, by Howard Goldblatt.

'Blue Clothes' refers to a role in Peking Opera, usually representing a married woman, or a woman of a certain age. The story tells of an aging opera diva, Xiao Yanqiu, and her mad fixation on a role she believes has made her divine.