Awed by the Special Effects of the Xi'an Eternal Love Live Show - Xi'an, China

Besides enjoying the different cultures and cuisines of the cities we visited, we also have derived much pleasure in immersing ourselves and learning about the local history and some of their famous heroes. We liked it even more when this learning of different cultures took place in the form of a live show during our travel. While in Xi’an, we took the opportunity to watch a popular live show called Xian Eternal Love of Xian. The show didn’t take place inside the ancient city of Xi’an but it was not difficult to get to as we could call a taxi easily with Y.’s app on his cell phone.

We were informed that there would be lots to see at the theatre complex therefore we arrived there about two hours before show time. The theatre complex, a much bigger place than we had expected, had more than one theatres each offering a different show in addition to a big food court where theatre goers could satisfy their hunger before watching their shows. Indeed, there were a lot to see with some colourful and brighlty lit displays set up for picture taking. As we followed the path leading to the theatres, we saw a big outdoor stage with other performances already underway. There were singers, dancers, musicians playing the traditional Chinese musical instruments.

We came across a beautiful lake with a pagoda lit up in the middle of it. Since we were in China in the middle of winter, there was hardly anybody making use of the beach or the lake.

We easily spent an hour and half strolling through the park enjoying the scenery and performances before heading into the theatre for the real show. There were a lot of history and stories being told in the show. However, with our limited Mandarin, we missed a few of the characters and stories. But we enjoyed ourselves and were awed by the spectacular dancers performing flawlessly in their colourful costumes.

The show was stunning and full of real life props such as having live animals like camels, horses etc incorporated in the show. There were a few surprising effects and elements like dancers flying through the theatre and performing in mid air above the audiences, a severe thunder storm with rain pouring down on the stage and a faithful soldier fallen from his camel struggling in a snow storm.

Thhe scenery was realistic and all these special effects were happening right in front of our eyes! It was a great show where the audiences were well entertained while learning about the local and some past history of a few famous Chinese dynasties. Two thumbs up! RT, Romantic Show of Xi'an Xian, China