This will be the first of several in the series of China photos I will be posting. These photos and the video were taken during a performance the locals of Yangshuo call "The Light Show" otherwise known as 'Impression on Sanjie Liu'. It's a story held dear to the Chinese depicting a man and woman falling in love. It was absolutely the most amazing performance I have seen in my entire life...truly touching. Here is a link with a more thorough but short description of the performance, its history and meaning. The director, Zhang Yimou also directed House of Flying Daggers (I thought this film was fantastic) and The Curse of the Golden Flower.
The fifth and 11th photos are actually videos. There are so many things I could say about each photo...I'll just mention a few...so,1) the early photos are just outside the venue. talk about setting the mood right? 2) the photo with the white lights across the middle of the screen...each light is a woman in a dress. Each woman came from complete darkness from right to left, one by one. amazing. 3) the woman on the moon? absolutely stunning.
I just explained this performance to my roommate, the only thing I've tried to explain to him about the month. When I finished explaining, I realized that of the 32 days, this was merely an hour and a half.
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