Starring: Wang Hao, Wang Wenduan, Guo Guan Duona
Wang Dawei, a 7-year-old boy, follows his father into town for selling vegetables. Occasionally, he sees the performance of the students from opera school and is steeped in it. He somersaults onto the stage and asks for acceptance. He becomes a member of the school and begins to learn to be a "clown", one of the four main role types in Peking Opera.
Life in opera school is not easy. Dawei studies hard and makes great progress, gradually he also manages to get along well with the other students. The first play Dawei learns is San Cha Kou. Together with other students, he performs that play in his hometown and is much welcomed. |