Date and Time

Oct. 11th (Wed) 8 pm

Venue

Shenzhen Grand Theatre

Plot Summary

During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, wars were raging up and down the country. In Lingnan, a young girl of the Slang tribe, Xian Ying, succeeds as the head of a thousand mines. She is entrusted with the responsibility of protecting the country and loving the people, and she tries her best to maintain the unity of the country and the stability of Lingnan for a hundred years. She is in love with Feng Bao, the governor of the city, and they are married to keep the Hundred Yue safe; she decisively quells the anger of her sibling, Da Mang, the owner of the city, to prevent the war; she honors her promise with Chen Baxian, the ruler of the Chen Dynasty, and is entrusted with the task of sending her only son, Feng Bao, to the capital to serve his young master. Unexpectedly, Chen Dynasty's demise and the news of Sui's army's pressure at the same time to Lingnan ...... In front of the iron hooves of the army's advancing, behind the people of the Slang tribe who vowed to fight to the death, in the face of survival and death, Xian Ying will make what choice?

Artist Lineup

Guangdong Cantonese Opera  Institute

The Guangdong Cantonese Opera  Institute was founded in 1958, with MA Shizeng as its first director and the current director, ZENG Xiaomin. It is the largest and first-rate performing arts group in the Cantonese opera industry, and it is regarded as the supreme art hall of Cantonese opera. The Troupe has always adhered to the principle of artistic creation and the tenet of "flourishing people, producing plays, and realizing utilities", and has a strong repertoire production capacity and a strong creative team, as well as the ability to create, educate and popularize. Based on tradition and innovation, the Troupe actively explores in the field of traditional culture, and takes action to promote the creative transformation and innovative development. Its performances cover Europe, Asia, Africa, America and Oceania, and are favored by traditional opera fans and young audiences both at home and abroad.