The Handan Dream
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The Handan Dream is a classic Ming dynasty Chinese play by dramatist Tang Xianzu that explores the illusory nature of worldly success and human ambition through a vividly imagined dream narrative.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Handan Dream canonical | 2 |
| Dream at Handan | 1 |
| The Nanke Dream | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8021161 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Handan Dream Context triple: [Tang Xianzu, notableWork, The Handan Dream]
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A.
The Leaping Horse
The Leaping Horse is a celebrated 1825 landscape painting by English Romantic artist John Constable, depicting a horse jumping a barrier along the River Stour in rural Suffolk.
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B.
Prince of Yan
Prince of Yan was the noble title held by Zhu Di before he became the Yongle Emperor of the Ming dynasty.
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C.
The Children of Huang Shi
The Children of Huang Shi is a historical drama film depicting a British journalist’s efforts to protect a group of Chinese orphans during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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D.
The Double Dream of Spring
The Double Dream of Spring is a 1970 poetry collection by John Ashbery known for its dense, surreal, and linguistically inventive exploration of perception and consciousness.
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E.
Shujing
Shujing is one of the oldest and most influential Chinese classics, traditionally regarded as a collection of historical documents and speeches that shaped early Chinese political and moral thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Handan Dream Target entity description: The Handan Dream is a classic Ming dynasty Chinese play by dramatist Tang Xianzu that explores the illusory nature of worldly success and human ambition through a vividly imagined dream narrative.
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A.
The Leaping Horse
The Leaping Horse is a celebrated 1825 landscape painting by English Romantic artist John Constable, depicting a horse jumping a barrier along the River Stour in rural Suffolk.
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B.
Prince of Yan
Prince of Yan was the noble title held by Zhu Di before he became the Yongle Emperor of the Ming dynasty.
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C.
The Children of Huang Shi
The Children of Huang Shi is a historical drama film depicting a British journalist’s efforts to protect a group of Chinese orphans during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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D.
The Double Dream of Spring
The Double Dream of Spring is a 1970 poetry collection by John Ashbery known for its dense, surreal, and linguistically inventive exploration of perception and consciousness.
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E.
Shujing
Shujing is one of the oldest and most influential Chinese classics, traditionally regarded as a collection of historical documents and speeches that shaped early Chinese political and moral thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese play
ⓘ
Ming dynasty play ⓘ dramatic work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dream at Handan
ⓘ
linked to:
The Handan Dream
Handan Dream ⓘ Handan ji ⓘ
linked to:
Handan
|
| associatedWith |
Linchuan
ⓘ
linked to:
Ji'an
|
| author | Tang Xianzu ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | classic of Chinese drama ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | multi-act play ⓘ |
| explores |
contrast between dream and reality
ⓘ
ephemeral nature of power and rank ⓘ moral consequences of desire ⓘ |
| genre |
Chinese opera
ⓘ
drama ⓘ dream play ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Tang Xianzu as playwright ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Chinese theatrical representations of illusion and reality
ⓘ
later Chinese dream literature ⓘ |
| languageVariant | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| literaryForm | chuanqi play ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | late Ming drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Ming dynasty ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Buddhist-inspired detachment
ⓘ
illusory nature of worldly success ⓘ impermanence of life ⓘ vanity of human ambition ⓘ |
| medium | stage performance ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | dream narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| partOf | Four Dreams of Linchuan ⓘ |
| periodOfCreation | late 16th century ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
Buddhist thought
ⓘ
Confucian thought ⓘ Daoist thought ⓘ |
| setting | Handan ⓘ |
| tradition |
Kunqu theatre
ⓘ
linked to:
Kunqu
|
| workInSeriesWith |
The Dream of Nanke
ⓘ
The Peony Pavilion ⓘ The Purple Hairpin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Handan Dream Description of subject: The Handan Dream is a classic Ming dynasty Chinese play by dramatist Tang Xianzu that explores the illusory nature of worldly success and human ambition through a vividly imagined dream narrative.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Handan Dream
linked to: The Handan Dream