Fire Seeds In A Reed Marsh
Mr Hu was the commander of a former resistance force until he met Mr Diao. Diao presented himself as an…
Borrow the East Wind
According to Song Dynasty I Ching master Shao Kangjie's Book of Huangji Jingshi (皇极经世书), a book about the past and…
A Peach Flower Fan
The Peony Pavilion (牡丹亭), Hall Of Longevity (长生殿), Thousands Of Martyrs (千忠戮) and A Peach Flower Fan (桃花扇) are the…
The Love Story of a Chinese Mermaid
Watching the lanterns on the Lantern Festival — a duet from Yueju Opera “The Legend of Fish” by actress Wang…
Beijing Opera: Scattering Celestial Flowers on Earth
Lyrics: 悟妙道好一似春梦乍醒 Suddenly I realised my true self as if waking up from a spring dream 猛然醒又入梦长夜冥冥 Yet soon I…
Chinese Tale of the Moon Day
Lady Chang’e and the Moon Day As Chinese legend goes, a long long time ago right here on this planet,…
Kunqu Opera: The Peony Pavilion
The Peony Pavilion (牡丹亭), Hall Of Longevity (长生殿), Thousands Of Martyrs (千忠戮) and The Fan Of Peach Flowers (桃花扇) are…
The Art of War
The memorial museum of Sunzi, the author of Art of War Long before the First Emperor Qin drove his army…
Qixi, A Forbidden Love between Two Stars
The love story between the stars of Altair and Vega located on the two sides of the Milky Way is…
Dream of Great Ash Tree Kingdom
Dream of Nanke (南柯梦) is one of the four Kunqu Opera dramas about dreams, written by Tang Xianzu (1550-1616) of…
An Ancient Chinese Tale of Relativity in Time
A firewood collector watching two immortals paying chess in Mt. Lanke in Zhejiang Province – a coloured ink painting by Ming…
A Drag Queen’s Romance
As folklore goes, during Ming Dynasty, there was a talented and good-looking young scholar named Zhou Wenbin living in beautiful lake…
A Love Story of Butterflies
A love story about a pair of white butterflies is one of the most enduring Chinese legends that has been…
Battle of Red Cliffs, An Ancient Chinese Warfare
During the 3rd century, the once strong empire Han Dynast was crumbling and torn apart. The Battle in Red Cliffs…
Return of the Monkey King after Journey to the West
Journey to the West is one of the four great classical novels of Chinese literature written by Wu Cheng’en (1501 –…
Zheng He’s World Tour in Early 15th Century
Zheng He was the greatest Chinese navigator and admiral of the 14th century, and his fleets travelled half of the…