Veteran theater director makes Wuzhen debut

It is 5 am and Tadashi Suzuki is awake. The Japanese theater director enjoys walking in Wuzhen, the ancient town of canals located in Tongxiang, Zhejiang province.

"There are less people early morning, when the sunlight streams through the clouds onto the narrow streets, stone bridges and rivers, and everything is so quiet and full of energy," he says.

Suzuki, 79, is in Wuzhen to stage his new play, entitled Springtime in the North.