Alice is an Italian girl in Guangzhou. She takes great interest in the stories of China's "Four Great Beauties". Dave is an American boy. He is a Chinese art lover. He becomes interested in anything about the silk Road and Dunhuang art. Lisa comes from Russia. She is learning ballet. Her teacher told her the ballet about a girl with white hair. She wants to enjoy the performance. Jack is studying music in Guangzhou. He likes Cantonese music very much and learns a lot about it. Alan has read a lot about the history of China. He loves to enjoy the dance and music of the Tang Dynasty. | A. Ballet the Red Detachment (分遣队) of Women The story happened in Hainan Island in the 1930s. It is about a servant girl who runs away from a local family and grows into a soldier. B. Ballet the White-Haired Girl It tells a story about a girl named Xi'er. Her father is killed by a local landlord (地主). She has to run to the mountains and lives there. She lives a hard life. Her hair turns white. C. Dance drama Silk Road, Strewn (撤满) with Flowers It tells about the friendship between a Chinese painter Zhang and a Persian trader. It is from the Silk Road and Dunhuang murals (壁画). D. Dance drama The Past of Shawan It sets the story at the Shawan ancient town in South China's Guangzhou city. It follows the main storyline of musicians' creation of the Cantonese music piece Dragon Boat Racing. E. Dance drama Li Bai It tells about the great poet Li Bai with a fresh new look. It also brings to life the scenery (风景), dance and music of the Tang Dynasty. F. Dance drama Dunhuang Dream It is from the thousands of years' creation history of Dunhuang art treasure. It follows the storyline of a young painter and the daughter of a general. G. Dance drama Princess Zhaojun It is from a true historical event in the Han Dynasty. It tells a story of one of China's" Four Great Beauties". |