A dramatic form in this language called the "Adjutant Play" pits a corrupt officer against a jester called the Grey Hawk. Sections such as "Icy Strings Spell Out Grief" appear in a 21-act play in this language in which a scholar and a chief minister's daughter have a secret affair. Snow falls in June and blood rains from the sky in a play in this language in which Mule unjustly accuses the title character of crimes. Plays in this language incorporated a (*) dancing technique that added grace to performers named for "water sleeves." The Legend of the Red Lantern was included as part of this country's eight "model plays." A genre in this language called "Southern Drama" included Tale of the Pipa and heroic male characters called Sheng. For 10 points, name this language of playwrights Wang Shifu and Guan Hanqing. ■END■
ANSWER: Chinese [or Mandarin Chinese; or Cantonese; the play in the second line is Romance of the Western Chamber; the play in the third line is The Injustice to Dou E]
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