General Yang Yanhui Visits His Mother

If you are looking for a cultural story of ancient China, then this fun and fascinating Peking Opera picture book can be a great start. The book uses adorable chibi-style characters that will stimulate your artistic imagination: allow yourself to be taken in by the characters' colorful makeup, costume, and dialogue, and to be immersed in this classical living art. This is definitely the best Peking Opera introductory book for kids!

First-class Peking Opera actress Wang Peiyu has worked as a consultant on this project, and presents these brilliant Chinese folktales. This rhyming interactive picture book introduces the archetypal Peking Opera play - General Yang Yanhui Visits His Mother. During the battle of Jinshatan in the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 960- 1127), General Yang Yanhui was captured by the Liao Kingdom. Despite the fortune of being married to the Liao princess, the love and affection he holds for his mother doesn't stop him from risking his life to cross the border. He made the hard and courageous decision by revealing his true identity to the princess after burying it for 15 years in marriage.