When they first chose to present a Western drama using Peking opera conventions and singing, they hoped not only to break new ground for traditional Peking opera but to use a familiar plot as a bridge to give foreign audiences a fresh conception of what Chinese drama can be.
其實他們當初選擇以國劇的身段、作表，唱腔演出西方劇本；除了希望為傳統國劇另創新局外，也是想藉著西方人熟悉的情節作橋樑，鮮活地告訴外國觀眾：什麼是中國戲劇。