page_title: Liu Sanjie
section_title: Impression Liu Sanjie
hierarchical_section_title: Liu Sanjie / Impression Liu Sanjie
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Geschichte um die legendäre Dritte Schwester Liu (刘三姐 Liú Sānjiě) aus der Song-Dynastie, deren Geschichte von Zhang Yimou in Szene gesetzt wurde English: story of the legendary Third Sister Liu (刘三姐 Liú Sānjiě), whose story has been staged by Zhang Yimou
context_page_description: Liu Sanjie was a Chinese folk music singer, who is the Liu family's third daughter, with an original name of Liu Shanhua. Liu is a legendary figure of Zhuang people in Guangxi and her songs were melodious and touching, therefore she was dubbed as the "Goddess of Singing". The earliest story about her can be found in the Southern Song Dynasty. Many legends and folk songs about her were created starting in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Liu Sanjie is said in one version to be a commoner girl born in 703 in Zhuang. She was said to be a wunderkind, able to compose impromptu songs at will. Her songs were touching and sonorous, so she was called the Song Fairy. She subsequent taught singing in the surrounding areas. Many people have come to compete with her in singing. Her talent, however, attracted jealousy from the local hoodlums, which resulted in her early death. The evil farmer Mo Huairen was said to make Liu Sanjie his slave girl and bribed officials to oppress her when she refused to do so. Despite various versions of Liu Sanjie's tales, for hundreds of years, Zhuang people have maintained their adoration for her.
context_section_description: Impression Liu Sanjie was staged on March 20, 2004 by director Zhang Yimou in Yangshuo with more than 600 participants and is a local tourist attraction. That is the world's biggest natural auditorium that uses Li River waters as its stage, with its backdrop to be twelve mist-enveloped hills. Impression Liu Sanjie is divided into seven scenes. The light show lasts 70-minute on a nature stage along with the Li River, performers wear traditional attire from the Zhuang, Miao, and Yao minorities, which showcasing numerous light-emitting diodes.
caption: Liu Sanjie light-show
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