Malacca set to showcase its history with China-style outdoor show

KUALA LUMPUR - Boo Kuang Loon, a Malacca-born businessman, had always wanted to contribute to the Malaysian city's cultural richness. But he never thought that a letter to Zhang Yimou, a renowned Chinese director, would make his dream come true.

In early 2013, when traveling in China, Boo was stunned by Impression Liu Sanjie, an outdoor show directed by Zhang held in Yangshuo, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

He then wrote to the director, who is well known for films such as Hero and The Great Wall, expressing his hope that Malacca, a historical state in southern Malaysia, could have a similar show to tell its story to the world.