The Kingdom And The Beauty
(Jiang shan mei ren)

Tang Ming Huang is tired of regal life and kills time collecting crickets. To cut short the young emperor” childish passtimes, the palace tutor tell him of the beauty of Kiang-Nan and life outside the capital. Enthralled by the magnificent description of the outside world, his curiosity is aroused and he leaves the court in secret abetted by his “servant” and bodyguard, General Chou Yung. When he arrives in the village of Mei Lung where a theatre troupe is performing its songs, the Emperor falls for the charms of lovely Li Feng and her voice.