Three hundred years ago in a far off island, it was a busy gathering place for sea merchants. There was a bustling street, and on the street there was a performance house with a pair of fraternal twin sisters. The sisters were famous for each playing the male or the female role in a performance. The older sister with a face as glorious as the peach blossoms was the street’s most famous female role performer (a role called a Hua Dan). But in truth, the older sister’s beautiful face was merely the prelude to a breakout of leprosy...[Source: koalasplayground]
