Ulysses comes to life on Chinese stage

Veteran theater director Yi Liming bought a copy of Ulysses several years ago. He couldn't finish reading Irish writer James Joyce's classic novel because it was too hard to understand.

However, during his trip to the Edinburgh International Festival in 2013, Yi saw a poster for the Ulysses theater production directed by Andy Arnold, creative director of Tron Theater in Scotland.

Out of curiosity, Yi bought a ticket, and over the next two hours he was entranced. After the show, Yi opened the novel again and finally finished reading it.