LIANG ZHI 10 Dance of the Gift Bearers

The shrill sound of the long reedhorn and the following gongs herald the arrival of a wedding party. As the lights come on, we see a procession of gift bearers, all in auspicious red. There is a big show of the pomp and wealth that they are bringing with them, and people on the street are all totally impressed to say the least. After all, this is the Ma family, sending the wedding gifts to the Zhu family home. The gift bearers perform an exquisite dance that takes our breath away. It is so grand and elegant, it must be the most beautiful scene ever. In the middle of all this, Liang Shanbo enters, dressed as a court official, with the signature jade-decorated black hat. He watches the procession go by and is quite impressed himself. As the procession leaves, he asks a passerby for some directions, and then exits in the opposite direction.