Scene One: The Massacre of The Zhao Family Members
Chen Yin, the court doctor, rushed in to inform the Priminster Zhao's son, Zhao Shuo, of his father's murder and the impending massacre decree on the Zhao family member. Zhao's daughter-in-law was the sister of King Jin, the Princess Zhuang Ji, who was pregnant with a baby. As Zhao Shuo bade his wife farewell, Chen offered and promised to help Zhuang Ji when she was ready to give birth. Tu An Gu, a power-thirsty general, arrived to carry out the massacre. He decided to spare Princess Zhuang Ji's life but placed her under house-arrest in the palace, so that upon her child-birth, the last Zhao's lineage would be taken and killed.

NYJPW Founders John & Cheng-Hua Wang have working on this production since 2001. John Wang likes the story representing for the spirit of super love and sacrifices for the royal family, the hardship of raising the orphan and the encouragement of final reunion. The rightness and truth always stands out for itself. Cheng-Hua has changed her normal singing style of Yu to New Ma style (Created and promoted by Ma Cheung Lai) and learned all the performing techniques from NYJPW Director Zhang Shu, who graduated from Beijing Opera Troupe and is the best pupil of Master Ma Cheung Lai. Cheng-Hua has tried emotionally involving herself to act as Chen Yin. It is a challenge for Cheng-Hua since she has to using body actions and facial emotional expressions in conveying the story. Cheng-Hua performs Chen Yin from age of 40 to age of 55. Cheng-Hua belives herself as the character of Chen Yin when she is on the stage. Special honorary acknowledgments are due to the producer John Wang, and to the director Zhang Shu. The latter has made extra effort in teaching Cheng-Hua Wang in the performing of Chen-Yin for over one year.

With the great pleasure, John & Cheng-Hua Wang have invited Master of New Ma Style, Ma Cheung Lai and Mrs. Ma (Siu Wong Yuk Yung) come to New York to see the performance in person. Master Ma will also receive the "Lifetime Achievement for the Arts Award" from New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Chinese-American Arts Council and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. John & Cheng-Hua have invited many outstanding artists from Beijing Chinese Opera Troupe in Beijing to join this performance. Many extraordinary Chinese Opera artists at New York City will also join the performance. The production staff is more then 80 members. The brand new customs and stage props have been specially made from Beijing, Shanghai and New York. This performance represents the greatest effort that John and Cheng-Hua have put forth since the establishment of NYJPW. NYJPW entire production staff devotes its expertise to ensure that the presentation of this grand opera will be as memorable and as always successul!