HKAF: Emperor Wu of Han and His Jester Strategist

At this year's Hong Kong Arts Festival, catch a Cantonese opera featuring the emperor responsible for China's might at the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu, and his quick-witted jester, right-hand man and friend Shuo Dongfang. The showing promises rapid-fire banter and sharp retorts, with a good bit of Chinese history mixed in.