Event week celebrates regional operatic traditions

Updated: Apr 15, 2025 By Lin Qi chinadaily.com.cn Print

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*Liu Dao Tu* (Paintings of Six Realms), a Kunju Opera piece written by Luo Zhou and performed at Mei Lanfang Theater in Beijing. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Wu Daozi, the popular court painter of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), sensed great desperation in fear that he would not finish the last section of an ambitious mural series ordered by the emperor before the deadline.

Just as he was about to take his own life by drinking poisonous liquor, his mentor Lu Sugong paid a visit. The unexpected reunion between student and teacher after a decade unfolds into themes where desire, sacrifice, and jealousy are intertwined.

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