The Phantom of the Temple

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

Note that in Chinese the surname — here printed in capitals — precedes the personal name

Main characters

DEE Jen-djieh in 670 A.D. magistrate of Lan-fang, a district on the western frontier of the Tang Empire

HOONG Liang his trusted adviser and Sergeant of the tribunal

MA Joong one of his lieutenants

Others

Seng-san a vagrant ruffian

Lao-woo his brother

Ah-liu his friend

The Monk head of the beggars

Mrs CHANG Abbess of the Temple of the Purple Clouds

Spring Cloud her maidservant

Tala a Buddhist sorceress

LEE Mai banker and owner of a gold and silver shop

LEE Ko his brother, a painter

WOO Tsung-jen retired prefect

Mrs WOO his wife

YANG Mou-te a student