Dunhuang Rises: The Nirvana Dance of Silk

She was the daughter of the desert, whose dance was worth a fortune and could also unleash a storm of bloodshed.

He was an exiled prince. His refined manners were a mask; his true ambition was to rule the realm.

He was a loyal young general. Protecting his country was his oath, and protecting her was his one selfish desire.

A political marriage thrust her into the heart of a power struggle;

A secret order drove sworn brothers and close friends apart;

A siege left a civilization thousands of years old hanging by a thread.

She said, “I will marry neither a hero nor an emperor. I will marry only the one who can dance with me through this world and safeguard the legacy of Huaxia.”

The wind whipped up the sand, the drums beat faster. She leapt into the air, dancing out the most tragic and dazzling legend of the Great Tang Dynasty…