A scene from the rehearsal of Splendor features the character Fu Chai, the king of the Wu Kingdom, sitting in his palace.[Photo provided to China Daily]

The Taihu Show Theater in Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu province.[Photo provided to China Daily]

Xi Shi (left) and Fan Li, the heroine and hero, are seen in a scene of Splendor.[Photo provided to China Daily]