Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi Folktale

Inspired by the folk tale of Boya and Ziqi. I have adapted this story as a bittersweet romance between a diplomat and a reclusive woodworker. 

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The original story has Boya, a scholar, and Ziqi, a hermit, become unlikely friends as they both admire the music of a guquin. They become close friends, but when Ziqi unexpectedly dies Boya says he will never play the guqin again and breaks his instrument. This folktale represents deep friendship.

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