WATCHING A MUSICAL THEATRE IN XI'AN, CHINA

   4tH SEPTEMBER 2026    ~ The next activity in Xi'an after the historical tour of the Teracotta Army Complex was the musical theatre show. The title of the show was "The Legend of the Camel Bell". Only about three people of the group were not interested to watch the show.

Introduction session was something to do with traditional Chinese calligraphy painting.

Once the the lights of the hall were turned off, then the magic began. We were all impressed with the colourful and bright stage, and the high quality sound system made the experience unforgettable.

The Legend of the Camel Bell" is set against the backdrop of the Silk Road, recounting the thrilling experiences of camel caravans and the cultural exchanges among different nations. It serves as a vivid history lesson, bringing to life stories from the Silk Road thousands of years ago.

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From what I remember, there were two subplots. The first one was of a man leaving his lover to embark on the journey along the Silk Road, and was in the reunited with his love one. The other one was with a tragic ending. A son leaving his mother behind but was killed when he was attacked by ferocious wolves at one point along the way.

The stage rotated [or the seats moved] when there were changes of scenes. It was something like we have in Encore Melaka here but the one in Xi'an was much better.

The awesome element of the show was the presence of real live animals like the camels. The scene where there were angry wolves chasing and attacking the actors happened near the audience, in fact they were running along the aisles. We were just worried the worries would just jump and bite us instead.

 

It was worth the time and money spent. If you are in Xi'an and have any other activities, you should consider watching this theatre. I just checked and found out there are actually other shows at other venues as well.

I am about to upload a few of the videos recorded on YouTube as the files are too big to be uploaded direct in Blogspot. Will post the videos once they are ready.

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ENCORE MELAKA REVISITED

    20TH JULY 2026    ~ The main agenda of the Melaka trip this time was to watch and introduce the theatre "Encore Melaka". This was my second time at the theatre, the first time was back in 2018 [READ HERE]. I wanted to introduce the show my friend, Mr. Redzuan, who seemed to be keen in watching.

The hall was about 50% full on Monday evening. One side of the seats was filled with busload of school children.

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The show that I watched was almost the same with the one presented 8 years ago. However, the old one was longer and more elaborate. The new one was simplified and there were scenes that was cut off, I think.

VIDEO #5: The show I recorded and uploaded on Youtube in 2018.

It was customary to take photos around the iconic theatre building on the reclaimed land. We even managed to catch the sunset before going home. I did the same when I was there the first time [READ HERE].

You can buy the tickets online and it cost RM78 for Malaysian citizen. I bought from Agoda and got RM10 cheaper. You must watch Encore at least once. By the way, there was another show with a different theme in the afternoon which would be something new.

One thing worth mentioning, I found the seat was very uncomfortable. It was hard and the leg space was too small especially for a long-legged person like me. I wonder if the management could do something about it.