A possible concise summary is:
The text is a transcript of a martial arts movie called "The Dragon Lives Again". It tells the story of Yang Su, a survivor of the Shaolin Temple massacre, who tries to live a peaceful life as a bean curd seller with his daughter Ping Er. However, he gets involved in a conflict with the local chieftain and his son, who want to marry Ping Er by force. Ping Er holds a contest to find a suitable husband, and meets a mysterious fighter called Busybody, who helps her escape from the chieftain's men. Yang Su also reunites with his old friend Liang, who is secretly working for the court to capture Shaolin rebels. The movie ends with a climactic battle between Yang Su, Ping Er, Busybody and Liang against the chieftain and his army.
Some possible facts extracted from the text are:
- 1. In August of the 13th year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong, the governor of Canton province, Cochin Chung, led an army of Qing troops to burn down Shaolin temple.
- 2. One man, Yang Su, managed to escape the massacre and started a bean curd business with his daughter Ping Er in Hing Sun.
- 3. Ping Er had learned Shaolin kung fu secretly from her father and revealed it in public when she fought with some thugs.
- 4. Ping Er decided to hold a contest to find a husband who could beat her in kung fu.
- 5. A man called Busybody entered the contest and defeated Ping Er, but he refused to marry her because he was afraid of pretty girls.
- 6. Yang Su was arrested by the Qing troops who were looking for Shaolin rebels.
- 7. Busybody rescued Yang Su from prison with the help of another Shaolin survivor, Master Li.
- 8. Busybody and Ping Er fell in love after he taught her a technique to counter her father's kung fu.
- 9. Cochin Chung and his men attacked Yang Su's house and killed Master Li and many other Shaolin rebels.
- 10. Busybody and Ping Er fought back and killed Cochin Chung and his men.