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IIt gets almost dark and the performance
starts. A group of dancers appear on a
platform in the shallow water and impress
everyone with their beautiful costumes and
graceful moves. Meanwhile dozens of
spotlights illuminate the sky and make the
show feel magical. It is exciting to see how
the director has created a magnificent
compilation of the Eastern and Western art.
The story is divided into nine acts, which
feature the local culture beautifully- from
the “Dance of Picking Tea Leaves” to the
“Ode of Joy”. Moved by this wonderful show, Russie and I
One of the stories brings tears into my walk to the nearest hotel where we have
teacher’s eyes. It is a popular Chinese booked rooms. We need to have a good rest
legend of a tragic love story of a pair of because we have planned another trip
lovers, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. They tomorrow. We are travelling to Guangzhou
loved each other very much but were for more sights and sounds from beautiful
forbidden to marry by their families. After China.
they died, their spirits finally became
beautiful butterflies and lived together
See you next time!
forever.
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