Despite the dragon boats competition and eggs standing challanging the Guiness World Record, the other "Tuan Wu Chie" --"Chang Festival" or "Dragon Boat Festival" celebration of the Hsinchu government was the outdoor Hockian Drama show called " The Ultra Dazzles White Snake".
It is a traditional story play on this typical festival because it talks about the head of the monsters, a thousand years white snake who transformed to " The White Lady". She has a friend called Greenie who is a green snake. The White Lady comes to return fortune to his saver Mr. Hsiu Shien who saved her during her last life. She got married and pregnant. Their marriage did not stay long because a monk called Fa Hai, who is the god who monitor the white snake has come to teach Mr. Hsiu to ask The White lady to drink the herbs wine, which usually drink on the Tuan Wu Chie in order to get rid of the monsters, insects or bad lucks. When The White Lady drank the herbs wine, she tremendously suffered and turned into white snake again, eventually, caused his husband died after seeing her real figure.
During her pregnancy, the White Lady fights to get the Linche mushroon to save her husband. Mr. Hsiu was saved but he was caught by Fa Hai at his temple called Ching San She (Golden Mountain Temple). Without better solution, the White Lady uses her extremely power magic to flood the Ching San She and caused the anger of the dragon king in the sea. At the mean time, luckily she borns to a boy infant and not a monster. At last, she was killed and buried at the Lei Fung Pagoda. Just like all the mothers of the children, The White Lady is the guardian of all the kids!
Despite the exciting fighting views, tonight's presentation was difference from the tranditional play, they heavily used the ultra dazzles electronic lighting, East and West musical instruments sounds effects, actual water showering by the fire team members, moreover, the acters and actresses were hung by the steel wires as they were flying in the sky.
The children enjoyed splashing by the water as if they were at the scence near the Ching San She. Furthermore, they have great fun eating at the long food stalls. It was said that there were about 50 thousands people waiting to watch the show 3 hours before the show starts at 7pm. It was estimated totally 70 thousands people watching the show.
