Although thousands of years have gone by, many aspects of the Three Kingdoms still very much apply to the reality of today’s society. Power and prestige, loyalty and betrayal, love and revenge are all storytelling themes that have always governed the hearts and minds of humans. Regardless of who is right or wrong, or who wins or loses, the final ending is reduced to “nothingness”.
This “Three Kingdoms” documentary series compares parts of the story to today’s events, in which everyone remains bound to the constant thread called “human nature”. As we take the audience into Bangkok’s version of the Three Kingdoms, we uncover aspects of the literary relationship between Siam and China. There have been so many versions of Thai translations of the Three Kingdoms. The enormous faith that people have in the storybook characters have turned those very characters into deities whose images are worshipped in at least 500 different shrines all over Thailand. Performances of Chinese opera not only serve as entertainment, but they are also presented “as offerings to the deities”. Interpretations of the Three Kingdoms continue to provide “emotional and spiritual support” for followers, even after thousands of years.
Please stay tuned with "Spirit of Asia" on February 28th, 2021 at 04.30 - 05.00 PM. (Bangkok, UTC+7)
Although thousands of years have gone by, many aspects of the Three Kingdoms still very much apply to the reality of today’s society. Power and prestige, loyalty and betrayal, love and revenge are all storytelling themes that have always governed the hearts and minds of humans. Regardless of who is right or wrong, or who wins or loses, the final ending is reduced to “nothingness”.
This “Three Kingdoms” documentary series compares parts of the story to today’s events, in which everyone remains bound to the constant thread called “human nature”. As we take the audience into Bangkok’s version of the Three Kingdoms, we uncover aspects of the literary relationship between Siam and China. There have been so many versions of Thai translations of the Three Kingdoms. The enormous faith that people have in the storybook characters have turned those very characters into deities whose images are worshipped in at least 500 different shrines all over Thailand. Performances of Chinese opera not only serve as entertainment, but they are also presented “as offerings to the deities”. Interpretations of the Three Kingdoms continue to provide “emotional and spiritual support” for followers, even after thousands of years.
Please stay tuned with "Spirit of Asia" on February 28th, 2021 at 04.30 - 05.00 PM. (Bangkok, UTC+7)