Impression Sanjie Liu

Introducing Impression Sanjie Liu
The large-scale performance The Impression Sanjie Liu is the core project of The Li River Mountain-Water Theatre, it was invested by Guilin Guangwei Wenhua Tourism and Culture Co.Ltd., and took 5 years to completed．This performance expresses the beautiful scenery of the Li River, the colorful culture of the ethnic groups in Guangxi and the brave imagination of the excellent artists in China, it is the first of its kind the word.

Impression Sanjie Liu Fast Facts
• Chinese Name: Yinxiang Liusanjie 印象刘三姐
• Best Time to Visit: April to November
• Recommended Visiting Hours: About 70 minutes
• Things to Do: Photography, Culture, Light Show
• Show time: Be on at 19:45 and 21:15 at regular time
• Entrance Fee: Regular Seat–¥198; VIP Seat–¥238(B2 area)/¥320(B1 area); President Seat– ¥480(A2 area)/¥680(A1 area)
• Address: Yangshuo County, Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

What to expect at Impression Sanjie Liu

The performance regards the Impression Sanjie Liu as the general theme, and creatively combines the classical Sanjie Liu’s Songs，ethnic groups’ Culture and the fishing lights together, to reflect the harmonious atmosphere between human beings and the nature. The performance lasts for 70 minutes and 600 plus actors and actress are involved．

Impression Sanjie Liu is a totally different performance from the conventional form. The theater is the nature itself. The sceneries of the four seasons are changing, the weather is changing, so does the performance is changing to match up with the changeable nature. In this stage, only the half of the performance is created by man, and the other half is belonged to the mysterious nature.

If it were raining during the performance, you can put on the raincoat that we prepare for you, if you came here in the hot summer, you have to take the anti-mosquito spray with you, if there were flood, half of the auditorium probably could be under the water, and if there were thunderstorm, the performance could be ceased. This is our performance—a performance interacting with the nature.

Sanlie Liu is the singing goddess in the legend of ethnic group of Zhuang. In 1961, there was a film made with the same title as her name “Sanjie Liu”, It has been a classic and popular music film in China from then on. In the play “Impression Sanjie Liu”, you won’t see the plots, the characters and the usual scenes, but rather a series of impressions, and those impressions are got from the landscapes and the ordinary life of the place, Because Sanjie Liu was born and bred from this magic land, her legend radiates the wonderful atmosphere of this place and naivety of the local people.

Fisherman/Hillman/Actor
There are more than 600 people involved in this Impression Sanjie Liu play. Most of them are fishermen from the 5 villages along the river. They work in the river in the daytime, and participate the performance in the evening with their bamboo rafts. Some of the performers are the little singers from the villages of ethnic group of Dong and the young girls of other ethnic minorities group. They sing with the nature and untrained voices and dance with spontaneous style. In the gorgeous landscape, they are extraordinary beautiful and true.

The Impression Sanjie Liu was presented to the audiences formally on Mar.20.2004. After saw the play, the officer of the world tourism organization commended. “This is an unique play, you can’t see it nowhere the world but here. And it’s worth to buy a round-trip air ticket from anywhere in the world only to see the play.”

How to get to Impression Sanjie Liu
• Take a battery car to the theater (5-10 minutes). Or walk around half an hour to the theater from Yangshuo West Street.

Additional travel advice on Impression Sanjie Liu
• The performing time of the show would be adjusted due to weather conditions and other factors. Please check the most updated information at Ticket Office.
• The show would be suspended or canceled if the water level is too high in the Li River.