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This is Scene Four of Act Four of <a href="https://tutuhaoyi.com/figures-stories/romance-of-the-western-chamber/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Romance of the Western Chamber</a> (Xixiang Ji 西厢记), a famous Chinese drama written by playwright Wang Shifu 王实甫 (1250–1336) in Yuan dynasty.
After parting with his lover Cui Yingying 崔莺莺 in Pudong district, Zhang Junrui (张君瑞, also called Scholar Zhang 张生) travels about twenty li toward the capital before stopping to rest at Caoqiao Inn (草桥店). Exhausted, he has no appetite for food and falls asleep.
Deeply troubled by the recent separation from Yingying, Scholar Zhang dreams of her immediately. In the dream, she braves the long and treacherous journey, crossing a river and a bridge, and eventually arrives at Caoqiao Inn to meet him. Scholar Zhang welcomes her, and the two pour out their feelings to each other.
As they speak, a bandit bursts forth from the shadows, torch in hand, demanding the woman who has just crossed the river. Scholar Zhang, unflinching in the face of danger, rebukes the intruder with fierce words. Yet the bandit still seizes Yingying and carries her away.
Startled awake from this harrowing dream, Scholar Zhang pushes open the door. Outside, a shroud of mist fills the air, frost glitters across the ground, the morning stars faintly flicker, and a waning crescent moon lingers in the sky. With a heavy heart, he sighs, ‘A dream of love, and yet it fades unfulfilled.’ 
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Other episodes in the Romance of the Western Chamber:
<a href="https://tutuhaoyi.com/figures-stories/consummation-of-love-from-western-chamber/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Consummation of love from Western Chamber</a> 月下佳期
<a href="https://tutuhaoyi.com/figures-stories/scholar-zhang-getting-drunk-due-to-madam-cuis-broken-promise/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scholar Zhang getting drunk due to madam Cui’s broken promise</a> 张生醉酒 (崔母悔婚)
<a href="https://tutuhaoyi.com/figures-stories/yingying-listening-to-the-qin-zither-playing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yingying Listening to the Qin Zither Playing</a> 莺莺听琴 (琴心写恨)
<a href="https://tutuhaoyi.com/figures-stories/yingying-receiving-good-news-delivered-by-the-pageboy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yingying receiving good news delivered by the pageboy</a> 泥金报捷

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