Show re-creates legendary tale
China DailyThe young protagonist Shuiman with his adopted mother. With high-tech stage lighting and visual design, the immersive show takes the mythical Wuzhishan Tropical Rainforest as its backdrop, combines the unique culture and joyous life of the Li and Miao people, and adopts the legend of the Wuzhi Mountain and the Monkey King. Within five chapters, it tells the story of how the good-hearted and hardworking Li and Miao people build their homes, create a civilization, and unite to resist natural disasters. "We present Wuzhishan city's culture and customs through art and color, and more importantly, give the show a spiritual core and present it in the form of a story," he says. The show, which lasts 55 minutes, features breathtaking acrobatics and local performances, including gongs and drums, coconut tree climbing, Li-style brocade-weaving, tea picking and campfire dances.