Lotus Lantern is a magical adventure set in ancient China. It follows the journey of a young girl named Ling-Ling who discovers a magical lantern that grants her incredible powers. With the help of her new friend, a mischievous monkey, Ling-Ling must embark on a quest to save her village and defeat the evil forces that threaten to destroy everything she holds dear. Along the way, she learns valuable lessons about friendship, courage, and the power of belief.

Living in a traditional “four-sided courtyard” house, where historically multiple generations would live together in one complex, Wei Daxue slowly finds her few friends in the world slipping away — an artist living in the guesthouse leaves, a neighbor dies, and her dog runs away. Her daughter is physically distant, and a cross-generational tension between tradition and the expediencies of modern life keep their conversations short.

Biography of the famed Chinese composer Xian Xinghai