A Dream of Spring's Chill

During the Republican era, in the city of Beiping.

The all-female Baiyue Yue Opera troupe, which had made its way from the waterways of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, settled in Beiping. Amid the glittering extravagance of a turbulent age, it unfolded a tale of old songs and new beginnings.

Jiang Hanlu, born as the autumn chill settles with the White Dew. The star young male-role performer of the Baiyue Yue Opera troupe, she traveled with the company from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to Beiping. Unlike the gentle women of the south, she had spent years portraying young men onstage, and was as handsome as any man.

Meng Chunchun, born as spring deepens and lush greenery blankets the city. The leading male dan performer of the Xianghuiyuan Peking Opera troupe, known as Boss Meng. A legendary performer said to amaze everyone the moment she opened her voice, she was one of Beiping's most celebrated female opera performers.

Amid the wind and snow of a turbulent age, as old ways give way to new, what kind of love and hatred will unfold when a rising Yue Opera young male-role performer and a renowned Beiping Peking Opera male dan find their fates intertwined?

In the faded splendor of old Beiping, what sparks will fly when Yue Opera from the southern waterways collides with Peking Opera at the height of its glory?

In this tale of the opera world, through dreams and memories, what is real and what is illusion? Is it the deepening spring, or the chill of White Dew?

In a turbulent age of shifting fortunes, the love and hatred of the opera world's performers slowly unfold. A clash of theatrical arts begins in this ancient city...