The ending of "Raise the Red Lantern" is that Mei Shan, the third wife of the rebel, was hanged in the House of the Dead.

In the original work, the Chen family, which is located in the south, executed Mei Shan by throwing herself into a well. Compared with the arrogance of the Chen family conveyed by the standing dead house in the film, the method of throwing Mei Shan into a well was Disguise seems to be more in line with the Chen family's sanctimonious appearance. To the outside world, it is said to be a shy throw into a well. For a wealthy family like the Chen family, it can better maintain the face they care about.

The third wife was executed. Soon after, without wasting a single spring, the spring breeze blew in the fifth wife on time, and the Chen Mansion ushered in an overwhelming celebration; Chen, who was deeply ghostly, The mansion, with its prosperity on the outside, attracted another flower; under the tomb, the murdered people quietly went deep into the well.

Above the tomb, the smiles of the newlyweds, amidst the lighting of lanterns and the sound of foot tapping, may be like the swaying surface of a lake. Although not cheerful, it has opened a new chapter in a woman's life.

Features of the series:

1. Music features

This is ballet music that is rich in Chinese national music characteristics and full of modern flavor. Composer Chen Qigang made extensive use of Chinese Peking Opera, folk songs, folk tunes, folk percussion, and modern music expression techniques.

There are melodic pas de deux music, suona and sheng solos that highlight the atmosphere, sound effects imitating mahjong washing, servants messing around with sticks, repartee between erhu and cello, and Peking Opera Tsing Yi. The lingering voice of resentment. The material seems to be messy, but it is used freely, and it flows naturally and smoothly from one form to another, leaving no stone unturned.

2. Choreography

This version of dance places special emphasis on storytelling and plot, but it also pays great attention to decoration, and even draws on the expression techniques of Chinese shadow puppetry. In the third act, there is also a large section of modern dance for two persons, but folk dance accounts for a large proportion of it.

Among them: solo dance, duet dance, trio dance, quartet dance, lamp lighting group dance, bearer group dance, mahjong group dance and water sleeve group dance are all very distinctive and have the dance structure of a ballet.

The pas de deux in the prologue is performed by the heroine in student uniform and the martial arts student in costume. It is not so much a pas de deux, but a solo dance by a woman using the martial arts student as a prop. It is beautiful and touching. This dance drama also used four real Peking Opera actors for the first time.