Mural (2011)

Mural 2011 / 画壁 2011 / Hua Bi , 畫壁

Mural tells the story of Zhu Xiao Lian, a poor scholar who travels to the capital to take an examination. During this trip, Zhu becomes distracted by a mural and enters into the fantasy land depicted therein. There he meets the fairies who inhabit this fantasy land and encounters love and hate. Due to the strict regulations of no man being allowed in the fairyland created by the queen fairy, a war breaks out to drive the man away. (Source: Wikipedia) ~~ Adapted from the story ‟Mural‟ (画壁) from the collection ‟Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio‟ (聊斋志异) by Pu Song Ling (蒲松龄).