Author Description

With plain narration, Lao Sheng records hundred years' history of modern China. The story happens in a village in southern Shaanxi Province. It covers from early 20 century to nowadays, as a miniature of China. The leading character Lao Sheng is a professional singer particularly singing in funerals. He lives both in Yin and Yang and keeps immortality beyond the common world. He witnesses and records life and time changes over generations. This indispensable character strings stories happening in 4 different scenes into this masterpiece.