Shanghai Ballet laying the ground for battlefield story

Mao Dun, the writer-turned minister of culture, praised the story as "simple and rich at the same time". Excerpts of Lily used to be included in the school textbooks in China.

According to Wang Ge, choreographer of the production, the greatest challenge in his work was to retain the fresh and authentic tone of the original story, and present the signature elegance and refined style of Shanghai Ballet at the same time.