The Peony Pavilion, a beautiful love story which is performed with a traditional Chinese opera, Kun opera, is now prepared to create some buzz in the West. Over the course of the centuries, Kun opera’s elegant costumes, beautiful music along with its well written plots have captured the hearts of countless audiences all over the world. Recently, Kun opera was designated by UNESCO as “A Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.” Today, the “ young version” of The Peony Pavilion, adapted by Pai Hsien-Yung, has once again surprised the world with its breathtaking storyline and the modified, yet preserving costumes that are designed to accommodate the perspective of the modern day viewers. Due to its popularity, The Peony Pavilion not only has performed 65 musicals in Taiwan, Hong Kong and China; its North American tour is also set to begin September, 2006.