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Liu Sanjie show in YangshuoThe Liu Sanjie Show At March 20, 2004 the premiere of the Liu Sanjie show was a fact. It was a huge outdoor performance with, then 1800 seats available (now 2500). Some of the area had to be adjusted for the show. The participants in the show are all local, mostly from Zhuang and Yao background. Liu Sanjie is a story that originates from the Zhuang minority people. The Zhuang are the largest minority group in China. The story is about a legend of a woman called Liu Sanjie, which means "third sister". ![]() Scene from the Liu Sanjie show in Yangshuo The legend tells the tale of Liu Sanjie who had a beautiful v oice at very early age. Her voice was so beautiful it even could raise the dead. It became such a famous story that in 1960 a movie was released. The story in the movie as in the legend and the movie is about a local gangster: Mo Huairen. The gangster falls in love with Liu Sanjie and wished to make her his concubine. The boyfriend and his friends in the village free her and the couple escape turning themselves in a pair of larks. ![]() Scene from the Liu Sanjie show in Yangshuo Zhang Yimou is the director of the show. By the time he created the show in Yangshuo, there's one now in Lijiang Yunnan too and another coming up in Hangzhou , he was already a famous director and won many prizes in and outside China. Zhang Yimou uses the natural resources (therefore the name "Water show") of Yangshuo to give his show a maximum effect. The usage of lights and water emphasizes the beauty of the Li River and the limestone mountains in a way no one had seen ever. ![]() Scene from the Liu Sanjie show in Yangshuo Tickets can be bought at most of the little travel agencies in Yangshuo, who will usually arrange your transport too.
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River raftingWhatever people tell you, the Yulong river from Moonhill on to the west is the most spectacular of all areas in Yangshuo. Thought you have seen it all when you did the river cruise? NO WAY. The Yulong river has much more and even better.
Kayaking on the Li RiverApart of a river cruise, you may enjoy a kayaking trip further on the river, where the cruises do not go. It's another very spectacular sight on the limestone mountains and an enjoyable morning/ afternoon MoonhillMoonhill is since "the beginning of times" a landmark for Yangshuo. It's such a landmark that when you visit Yangshuo it's hard NOT to visit this hole in the mountain. And it's worth to visit too. |
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