Musicology Annotation << Back The plot of «Turandot» G. Puccini in the context of Chinese culture Julia Medvedeva Wu Jing Yu Based on the analysis of Chinese national folklore the author argues that the story of the history of Turandot , which are traditionally associated with Arabic and Persian literature, has a pronounced resemblance to the stories of Chinese folklore sources. Among them — the legend of «The Princess Venchen arrives in Tibet» and the fairy tale «In Search of the Imperial-law». Despite the obvious parallels with the Chinese folklore in the plot of Puccini, China is presented in Puccini as generalized fabulous. Analysis of the documents the history of ancient China, ancient Chinese literature and philosophy of Confucianism major installations shows that the central image of the opera — the image of Turandot — is non- Chinese. Chinese princess had never had the opportunity to act on their own. The nature of Turandot — domineering, cruel, and full of contempt for men — contrary to basic facilities of Confucianism in determining the behavior of women in ancient China. Keywords: Turandot, Puccini, plot, China, folklore, Confucianism. Contacts: E-mail: jul-medvedeva@yandex.ru Pp. 15-21.