LIN Zexu is a NCPA drama commission co-produced with Guangzhou Dramatic Arts Centre to carry forward the national spirit and create cultural masterpieces in commemoration of the 70^th anniversary of the founding of the PRC. According to the history of which LIN Zexu destroyed opium at Humen beach, commanded in the Opium War, being framed to retire and banished to Xinjiang, and in the end passed away, the drama introduced the great man by focusing on the conflicts between him and political figures including Emperor Daoguang, GUAN Tianpei, QI Shan, and WANG Ding, to characterize his patriotism and pioneering spirit. From a modern view of national rejuvenation, the work looks back at 1840, the beginning of the nation’s years of suffering and struggle, to inspire patriotism and philosophical thoughts toward history.

Performed in CHINESE with Chinese subtitles