This play was sponsored by Overseas Chinese Town, OCT, which invested 200 million yuan into building the OCT Theater for the play.

Set in the Golden Mask Dynasty, a legendary age in China, the story tells how a queen, who wears a golden mask, creates a splendid dynasty. The play has eight chapters and included more than 200 actors from China and abroad.

Produced by Chinese playwrights, directors and designers, the play features Chinese dances, acrobatics, costumes, and lighting and acoustics.

Brief Introduction to The Golden Mask Dynasty

The Golden Mask Dynasty is a mythical age, and the play tells a fairy-tale like story of war, royal banquets, and romance.

Stage Mechanics

The OCT Theater's stage is flexible, and can be rotated to different heights and angles.

The inspiration comes from Sanxing Mound

Chief director Lin Shusen was inspired to write the play after visiting Sanxing Mound in 2003, where he was intrigued by the bronzes and masks on display.

Dance in different scenes

The play has 20 different dance scenes, ranging from war scenes to romance.

Music

The director invited composers Liu Gangbao and Li Cangsang to compose the music jointly. Composer Zhang Qianyi, who wrote the "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau," composed the theme song "The Words of Love" for the Golden Mask Dynasty, and vocalist Tang Jing sang the song.

Costumes

The play's wardrobe designers were inspired by the Sanxing Mound relics. They used blue and gold as the play's main colors, representing yin and yang, men and women, and heaven and earth. They created more than 500 costumes.