An Incredible Journey to Chauyuan
by Zanne Hall

An Incredible Journey to Chauyuan Book Cover — An Incredible Journey to Chauyuan Cover

Highlights

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60 mins 1980s Reduced Casting (Doubling Possible) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Synopsis

In Communist China, Hsu is a teenage boy, half-Chinese, Half-Tibetan, living in the political turmoil of his age.

In this beautiful coming-of-age story, a young Chinese boy is visited by Liu-Lang, a good hearted ghost, who sends him on a mystical pilgrimage in search of Enlightenment.

The boy's parents grudgingly give him permission and with Liu-Lang, he meets up with zany characters who test his endurance as he attains wisdom and manhood.

In this present day story, the Old China of ancestor reverence and sage folklore clash with the new China of political allegiance.

Vibrant story-telling and is excellent for young children as well as middle and high school students.

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Mother Hsu's mother	female	—	Hsu's mother
Xi SHI - Hsu's sister, around 7 years old	female	—	SHI - Hsu's sister, around 7 years old
Yu TZU - A funny school friend of Hsu's (male or female)	female	—	TZU - A funny school friend of Hsu's (male or female)
Zheng A scholl friend of Hsu's who is a communist supporter (male)	male	—	A scholl friend of Hsu's who is a communist supporter (male)
Liu LANG - A good-hearted ghost who Hsu meets and later becoems a god, male, any age	male	—	LANG - A good-hearted ghost who Hsu meets and later becoems a god, male, any age
Kwan YIN - The Chinese Goddess of Mercy	—	—	YIN - The Chinese Goddess of Mercy
Daoshi A daoshi monk, who Hsu meets on his journey	male	—	A daoshi monk, who Hsu meets on his journey
Wong A country woman who HSU meets on his journey	female	—	A country woman who HSU meets on his journey
Woman A woman who Hsu meets on his journey	female	—	A woman who Hsu meets on his journey
Xi SHI - A new friend HSU meets at the end of his journey.	male	—	SHI - A new friend HSU meets at the end of his journey.
Hsu a Young lad around 13 or 14 who lives in the province of Shantung, PRC	—	—	a Young lad around 13 or 14 who lives in the province of Shantung, PRC