<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Nine Dragon Spot   九龙口</title>
	<atom:link href="http://ninedragonspot.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://ninedragonspot.com</link>
	<description>A blog devoted to Chinese opera</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:08:51 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.com/</generator>
<cloud domain='ninedragonspot.com' port='80' path='/?rsscloud=notify' registerProcedure='' protocol='http-post' />
<image>
		<url>http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png</url>
		<title>Nine Dragon Spot   九龙口</title>
		<link>http://ninedragonspot.com</link>
	</image>
	<atom:link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="http://ninedragonspot.com/osd.xml" title="Nine Dragon Spot   九龙口" />
	<atom:link rel='hub' href='http://ninedragonspot.com/?pushpress=hub'/>
		<item>
		<title>The Consolations of Geography</title>
		<link>http://ninedragonspot.com/2013/06/13/the-consolations-of-geography/</link>
		<comments>http://ninedragonspot.com/2013/06/13/the-consolations-of-geography/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ninedragonspot</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese Opera Directory / 这里有戏]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shaanxi / 陕西]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ninedragonspot.com/?p=207</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There hasn’t been much new on the front page of Nine Dragon Spot recently, but there has been something rather interesting going on behind the scenes. A few friends and I have been compiling the “Chinese Opera Directory” – a &#8230; <a href="http://ninedragonspot.com/2013/06/13/the-consolations-of-geography/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninedragonspot.com&#038;blog=36985518&#038;post=207&#038;subd=ninedragonspot&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ninedragonspot.com/2013/06/13/the-consolations-of-geography/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/351c5b6dd0232642f2c3f0c1ce58fedf?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">ninedragonspot</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://ninedragonspot.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/gudaiditu.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">gudaiditu</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>A New Year&#8217;s Pasticcio</title>
		<link>http://ninedragonspot.com/2013/02/14/a-new-years-pasticcio/</link>
		<comments>http://ninedragonspot.com/2013/02/14/a-new-years-pasticcio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ninedragonspot</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beijing Opera / 京剧]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stories of the Great Chinese Operas]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ninedragonspot.com/?p=198</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy Year of the Snake! This performance was a non-stop delight for me, so I thought I would share it with all of you. A “box-locking play”  (封箱戏) is the Chinese equivalent of Western opera’s “New Year’s Gala”.  The term &#8230; <a href="http://ninedragonspot.com/2013/02/14/a-new-years-pasticcio/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninedragonspot.com&#038;blog=36985518&#038;post=198&#038;subd=ninedragonspot&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ninedragonspot.com/2013/02/14/a-new-years-pasticcio/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/351c5b6dd0232642f2c3f0c1ce58fedf?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">ninedragonspot</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Exit the Dragon</title>
		<link>http://ninedragonspot.com/2013/02/05/exit-the-dragon/</link>
		<comments>http://ninedragonspot.com/2013/02/05/exit-the-dragon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ninedragonspot</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beijing Opera / 京剧]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stories of the Great Chinese Operas]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ninedragonspot.com/?p=191</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Chinese New Year is fast approaching, so to ring out the old Year of the Dragon, I’ve decided to subtitle the classic Beijing opera “The Wandering Dragon Toys with the Phoenix” (Yóu Lóng Xì Fèng, 游龙戏凤) , also known &#8230; <a href="http://ninedragonspot.com/2013/02/05/exit-the-dragon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninedragonspot.com&#038;blog=36985518&#038;post=191&#038;subd=ninedragonspot&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ninedragonspot.com/2013/02/05/exit-the-dragon/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/351c5b6dd0232642f2c3f0c1ce58fedf?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">ninedragonspot</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>L&#8217;Isle Joyeuse</title>
		<link>http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/08/28/lisle-joyeuse/</link>
		<comments>http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/08/28/lisle-joyeuse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ninedragonspot</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beijing Opera / 京剧]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Covered In Awesome Sauce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Henan / Clapper Opera / 豫剧]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kun Opera / 昆曲]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taiwanese Opera / 歌仔戏]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ninedragonspot.com/?p=188</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello folks!  After a summer hiatus, Nine Dragon Spot is back on the air with some exciting news: in September and October this blog will be broadcasting from Taipei, Taiwan. A friend in Taichung asked me: “Is there really that &#8230; <a href="http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/08/28/lisle-joyeuse/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninedragonspot.com&#038;blog=36985518&#038;post=188&#038;subd=ninedragonspot&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/08/28/lisle-joyeuse/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/351c5b6dd0232642f2c3f0c1ce58fedf?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">ninedragonspot</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Taipei_101-e%3Dmc2.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">taipei 101</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Not Dead, Just Stunned</title>
		<link>http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/07/28/not-dead-just-stunned/</link>
		<comments>http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/07/28/not-dead-just-stunned/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2012 20:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ninedragonspot</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ninedragonspot.com/?p=183</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi there folks &#8211; sorry for the absence of posts. Been on an impromptu vacation.  Will be back with fun from the world of Chinese opera on August 5th or so. &#160; Filed under: Uncategorized<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninedragonspot.com&#038;blog=36985518&#038;post=183&#038;subd=ninedragonspot&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/07/28/not-dead-just-stunned/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/351c5b6dd0232642f2c3f0c1ce58fedf?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">ninedragonspot</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://cnpic.zhgpl.com/upload/201205/3/102095694.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">鹦鹉</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Lü Bu Always Rings Twice (Updated)</title>
		<link>http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/07/12/lu-bu-always-rings-twice/</link>
		<comments>http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/07/12/lu-bu-always-rings-twice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 02:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ninedragonspot</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sichuanese Opera / 川剧]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stories of the Great Chinese Operas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Feng Yi Ting Project]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ninedragonspot.com/?p=164</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have translated and subtitled another pair of three more videos in honor of the upcoming Lincoln Center Festival presentation of Guo Wenjing’s new opera “Feng Yi Ting (The Phoenix Pavilion)”. Guo&#8217;s opera is quite unusual in that it pairs &#8230; <a href="http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/07/12/lu-bu-always-rings-twice/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninedragonspot.com&#038;blog=36985518&#038;post=164&#038;subd=ninedragonspot&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/07/12/lu-bu-always-rings-twice/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/351c5b6dd0232642f2c3f0c1ce58fedf?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">ninedragonspot</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>4 x 4</title>
		<link>http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/07/11/4-x-4/</link>
		<comments>http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/07/11/4-x-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 01:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ninedragonspot</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beijing Opera / 京剧]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opera Terms]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ninedragonspot.com/?p=158</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey – do you remember last week’s post on Beijing opera and poetry?  (Hint: it’s here.)  I ask because the information there is useful in picking out some interesting details from yesterday&#8217;s video &#8220;The Small Reception&#8220;.  Got it? Now that &#8230; <a href="http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/07/11/4-x-4/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninedragonspot.com&#038;blog=36985518&#038;post=158&#038;subd=ninedragonspot&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/07/11/4-x-4/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/351c5b6dd0232642f2c3f0c1ce58fedf?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">ninedragonspot</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Tiger Trap / Honey Trap</title>
		<link>http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/07/10/tiger-trap-honey-trap/</link>
		<comments>http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/07/10/tiger-trap-honey-trap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 05:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ninedragonspot</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beijing Opera / 京剧]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stories of the Great Chinese Operas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Feng Yi Ting Project]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ninedragonspot.com/?p=148</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As promised, another in the series of posts dedicated to the upcoming Lincoln Center Festival performance of Guo Wenjing&#8217;s new opera &#8220;The Phoenix Pavilion&#8221; (Fèng Yí Tíng，　凤仪亭).   Previously (here and here), we watched Shen Tiemei, the Chongqing star of Sichuanese &#8230; <a href="http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/07/10/tiger-trap-honey-trap/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninedragonspot.com&#038;blog=36985518&#038;post=148&#038;subd=ninedragonspot&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/07/10/tiger-trap-honey-trap/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/351c5b6dd0232642f2c3f0c1ce58fedf?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">ninedragonspot</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>In Fernem Land: A &#8220;Red Cliff&#8221; Goulash</title>
		<link>http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/07/08/in-fernem-land-a-red-cliff-goulash/</link>
		<comments>http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/07/08/in-fernem-land-a-red-cliff-goulash/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jul 2012 19:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ninedragonspot</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beijing Opera / 京剧]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News of the World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opera Goulash]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ninedragonspot.com/?p=143</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[FERN, a Budapest-based Chinese opera buff, posts her review of &#8220;Red Cliff&#8221;, the highly controversial, modernized Beijing opera finishing its tour of Central Europe.  Read the Wonder Woman of the Weibo at the essential operabeijing.com! Filed under: Beijing Opera / &#8230; <a href="http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/07/08/in-fernem-land-a-red-cliff-goulash/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninedragonspot.com&#038;blog=36985518&#038;post=143&#038;subd=ninedragonspot&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/07/08/in-fernem-land-a-red-cliff-goulash/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/351c5b6dd0232642f2c3f0c1ce58fedf?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">ninedragonspot</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Sa-fern.jpg/800px-Sa-fern.jpg" medium="image" />
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Shen Tiemei, &#8220;Offering for Guan Yu&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/07/08/shen-tiemei-offering-for-guan-yu/</link>
		<comments>http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/07/08/shen-tiemei-offering-for-guan-yu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jul 2012 04:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ninedragonspot</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sichuanese Opera / 川剧]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stories of the Great Chinese Operas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Feng Yi Ting Project]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ninedragonspot.com/?p=134</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I, like a river, Have been turned aside by this harsh age. I am a substitute. My life has flowed Into another channel - Anna Akhmatova Time for another video featuring the artistry of Shen Tiemei (沈铁梅), the Sichuanese opera &#8230; <a href="http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/07/08/shen-tiemei-offering-for-guan-yu/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ninedragonspot.com&#038;blog=36985518&#038;post=134&#038;subd=ninedragonspot&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ninedragonspot.com/2012/07/08/shen-tiemei-offering-for-guan-yu/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/351c5b6dd0232642f2c3f0c1ce58fedf?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">ninedragonspot</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
