China Travel

Impression of Liu Sanjie is effectively a large-scale musical production, with the river as a stage and the limestone peaks of Shutong Mountain as the backdrop. Featuring a cast of more than 500—primarily locals—the show tells the tale of the life of Liu Sanjie, legendary Yangshuo heroine.

Story has it Liu Sanjie, already well known about town for her good looks and beautiful singing voice, turned her talents to ridiculing a greedy landlord with tricky riddles in the form of melodious songs. Thereby causing him to lose face and dashing his evil plans to further raise already inflated taxes, all the while managing to garner the affections of local heartthrob A-Niuge. 

The hour long show is the result of more than 2 years of direction and preparation by renowned film-maker Zhang Yimo, who is responsible for such Chinese classics as Farewell My Concubine, Raise the Red Lantern and more recently, Hero.