Everyone was watching the stage where something was being played out

little boy watching stage — little boy watching a stage

On a temporary stage, a traditional Chinese opera-like play was being performed. There were a few people sitting on simple chairs set up in the precincts of the temple to watch the play, but the majority of the people were standing and looking at the stage. Judging by the appearance of the audience, it was highly likely that the play being performed was a well-known play that everyone was familiar with. The music and lines echoing from the stage spread throughout the grounds of the temple, transforming the everyday space.

One elderly woman also stood there, drawn into the world of the stage. She had a young boy firmly on her back. The woman stared at the stage with a serious expression on her face, her concentration so intense that it made her forget the hustle and bustle of her surroundings. And the boy riding on her back was also staring in the direction of the stage, as if his seriousness was contagious.

Neither of them spoke a word, but seemed absorbed in the story unfolding on stage. What kind of scenes did the movements and tones of the performers beyond their gazes depict in their minds? A moment in their daily lives may have been transformed into a special time by the play performed on the temporary stage.

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