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Wartime musical drama

The first production of Chinese Classical Fairy Tale Year 2013, the musical Yue Yun, opens at the China National Theater for Children on May 18. The protagonist, Yue Yun, is the son of a well-known heroic figure and patriot in China, who died on the battlefield to protect his country during the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). He followed his father and fought on the front line at 23. The musical was staged for the first time in 1961.