After a whole week of fast-paced job hunting, it was time to have a relax on the weekend. Sandra took me to visit the Hubei Provincial Museum and the Han Show near Han Street. While wintering is coming, the temperature today was warm enough for hanging out. As I observe, Wuhan is a rapidly expanded city and many places are under construction, like the subway. Even the motto shown everywhere in public says that 'Wuhan, Different Every Day!'
To begin with, let's have a quick look at the museum. Hubei Provincial Museum was built in 1953 and covers an area of over 80,000 square meters. It is famous for a large collection of priceless historical relics such as Chime-bells of Zenghouyi and Sword of Goujian. Luckily, we went there in the morning and had a chance to enjoy an impressive concert.
To be fair, as the performers played Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy', I could not help thinking of it as a waste of their musical instruments which deserve to be the gems of wisdom of our ancient people.
Prevenient vice president Dong Biwu once wrote autographs for this museum in 1960. Seeing his hand-made vocabulary flash cards, I admired his industriousness even in his later years.
Then, I'd like to share a couple of photos taken during the Han Show as well as my review:
Well, if I could take a metaphor, this show was somehow like a high-cost blockbuster with continuous visual shock but in lack of its main storyline. If you just focus on the performance itself, it was really cool and you get to play well to be able to stand on this stage. What impressed me the most was the design of the stage which could transform into various shapes and sizes. For example, its surface was able to lift up and down so as to form a dancing platform or a swimming pool and this transformation movement can be done within seconds. Bravo!
However, by the end of the show, I could hardly tell what kind of a whole idea it had expressed, with such a great cast plus plenty of props and lighting. Personally, I prefer to watch those shows that combine singing and dancing and proper narration also helps viewers to comprehend the twists and turns. Most importantly, the show itself should have its own spirit so that it will be a feast not only for their eyes but also for their soul of the audience. By now, the most unforgettable one I have seen is called 'The Everlasting Regret' in Xi'an. Best ever!
