Xiangzi is hard-working, assertive and aggressive. His greatest wish is to obtain a rickshaw with his own efforts and become a “decent” driver. To this end, he rents a rickshaw from Renhe Rickshaw Agency run by Fourth Master Liu. He works hard for three years, and finally makes money and obtains a new rickshaw. But he is caught by soldiers to become able-bodied man with his rickshaw soon. When Xiangzi escapes, he pulls three camels to leave and sells them at the price of 30 silver dollars. From then on, he is nicknamed as “Camel Xiangzi”, who goes back to Renhe Rickshaw Agency.

Fourth Master Liu’s daughter Huniu, who is old maid at 30, falls in love with Xiangzi. Despite the opposition from father, Huniu is still married with Xiangzi. Fourth Master Liu fails to find his daughter. He secretly sells Renhe Rickshaw Agency, and runs away with the money alone.

Xiangzi and Huniu buy a new rickshaw, and enjoy a short happy life. But good time doesn’t last long, because Huniu suffers from post-natal illness and dies with her child. In order to cure Huniu, Xiangzi secures rickshaw at pawn. Drawing water with a sieve, Xiangzi turns a single person again.

Xiangzi sees rigors of life from numerous shocks, and forces him to live like the camel, “Regardless of heavy load and far distance, brave people cannot get down.” He will doggedly keep going on life road...

Founded on 12 June, 1952, Beijing People’s Art Theatre is a national-class drama troupe with unique performance style. Master dramatist Cao Yu served as the first President. Since inception, it has staged nearly 300 plays with different forms and styles at all times and in all over the world.

Representative repertoires cover Tiger-shaped Tally, Cai Wenji, Empress Wu Zetian, Dragon Beard Ditch, Rickshaw Boy, Teahouse, Thunderstorm, Sunrise, Wang Zhaojun, Absolute Signals, Xiaojing Hutong and so on. Many plays are performed over 100 times, and win national-level “Wenhua Award”, “Five One Project Award”, “Golden Chrysanthemum Award” and “Literature and Art Award” conferred by Beijing Municipal Government.

In the past 50 years, Beijing People’s Art Theatre performs all over the country. Its distinctive “theatrical style of Beijing People’s Art Theatre” is rooted among the broad audience. In 1980, Teahouse was staged in Germany, France and Switzerland, pioneering in overseas performance of Chinese-originated dramas for the first time. Since then, Teahouse, Wang Zhaojun, Top.1 Building, Death of a Salesman, Gouerye’s Nirvana, Bird Man, Ruan Lingyu, Antiques, Impermanent Hanged Woman and other dramas successively tour in Japan, Canada, Singapore, South Korea, Egypt, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macao and other countries and regions.

Editor: Liu Fang