Thrills of the Three Kingdoms for all to see

A visitor faces the stature of Guan Yu, a general of the Three Kingdoms period. [Photo/Du Lianyi]

The discovery of Cao Cao's tomb has triggered a new wave of enthusiasm for not just this historical figure but also the period of San Guo, or the Three Kingdoms (AD 220-280).

An exhibition, Great Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which opened at the National Center for the Performing Arts last weekend and will run until mid-March, displays relics from the period that go back some 1,800 years.