The Woodman and the Vixen

Oct 21, 2011 20:26Reply

I have requested Christine to help me edit the title and the synopsis. Thanks for pointing out the errors. I fully agree with you that the Impressions of Hainan Island is not impressive if there are impressions of Third Sister Liu and Woodcutter and the Fox Fairy. But still the choreography and setting impress one who has no impressions at all.

Oct 21, 2011 20:15Reply

Your video can be found at the Latest Video section on the homepage of China videos. I have no authority to edit your video. You can edit it on your own or ask the administrator (Christine/Siva) to do you a favor. I got some more info. The title shouldn't be "The Fisherman and the Vixen" because the show is a love story between a fox fairy and a woodman. Thus, I think it should be "The Woodman and the Vixen". By the way, "The Woodman and the Vixen" won the gold prize at the first China International Cutural Tourism Festival, beating Zhang Yimou's two masterpieces "The Impression of Sanjie Liu" and "The Impression of the Hainan Island". According to the news, The Impression of the Hainan Island is not a successful show. It just receives around 500 visitors every day.

Oct 21, 2011 08:59Reply

Hi Mr Lonely Journey, I went to the video section and I could not see this video. If this is being processed, you may edit the synopsis to include Mr Mei Shuaiyuan and also reflect the correct title of the show. Please do the needful. Thanks.

Oct 20, 2011 21:06Reply

Hi Mr Lonelyjourney, Of course you are right! I did not know of Mei Shuaiyuan until now. I came to know of Zhang Yimou because of the Hero. I saw there were two other persons photographed with Zhang. I believe one of them must be Mr Mei. Thank you for pointing out this anamoly. I will amend the title of the show if I can. Here is an extract from Tourism Zhangjiajie about this show: In one of Mei's latest shows, The Fox Fairy on Mount Tianmen, Mei for the first time presents a musical. With leading Chinese composer Tan Dun as the music director and 530 performers, the show is based on a Hunan folktale about the forbidden love between a fox fairy and a woodchopper. At the climax of the show a 60-meter bridge spans the valley 40-m-high in the air providing a dramatic setting for the lovers to meet. Mei was born in Nandan, a mining area in northwestern Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. His childhood experiences in this mountainous area fueled his imagination, providing constant inspiration for his creations. At the age of 12, he was enrolled by a Guangxi theatrical troupe as an actor, where he indulged his appetite for reading and became a self-trained writer. "There was a small library next to my dormitory. And the wall between the two had a big hole in it. I'd always step through the hole to read at night," Mei recalls. He started publishing novels and short stories at the age of 17. Later he received professional training at the National Academy of Chinese Theater Arts and Wuhan University. He says he found he had a natural talent for writing plays. "I wrote one play a year. Many won national awards," he says. In the latter half of 1980s Mei ran a successful advertising company in his spare time and with this experience he was appointed president of the acting troupe in 1994. Mei's life took a new turn in 1999. Though doing well as an administrator he wanted a breakthrough in his artistic career.

Oct 20, 2011 20:06Reply

Mr.EDYHARTO, It is not Zhang Yimou's masterpiece. I read some news about it. It is made by Mei Shuaiyuan. He cooperated with Zhang Yimou to make the Impressions of Third Sister Liu. Zhang Yimou directed the Impressions of Third Sister Liu but it was Mei Shuaiyuan who had planned it for five years.