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On one night

a dream takes Mei Li Goodson on a journey to a magical land called

guilin.

The most beautiful place under heaven.

Mei Li Goodson, an adopted Chinese American teen who grew up in the United States, has a recurring dream. In the dream, she believes she is being called back to her birthplace in China. At the same time, Zhuang Guo, a Chinese police official, through a connection to the spirits, is hoping to bring his daughter back to him – the daughter he gave up 18 years ago as an infant. He is obsessed with bringing her back home to “the most beautiful place under heaven.”

The European-influenced American culture with a comparatively short history, in contrast to the centuries-old Chinese culture, is the basis for the story of Guilin. The conflict resides in the difficult choice presented to the protagonist Mei Li. She is being compelled to choose between two cultures, American and Chinese, and two fathers who both love her.

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Modern China

Everyone in the park, gather here! Watch, and listen, to what China has to say, this day!

WE ARE A MODERN WORLD
We’ve come so far in short time not long, our people are over one billion strong

FORTY-ONE CENTURIES BOLD
The old and the new shines on every face, our history prepared us to take this new place

THE SLEEPING DRAGON HAS AWAKENED, AND IT IS SURE TO DO GREAT THINGS

WE ARE ONE HEART, WE ARE BEAUTIFUL
WE ARE We are! MODERN We are modern!
CHINA We are China!

A POWERFUL FORCE WILL UNFOLD
We grow stronger each day in our hearts and in our minds, we believe in the skills that our intellect defines!

OPEN YOUR EYES AND BEHOLD
The beauty of this land is unparalleled you see, gather around everyone listen to me!

NO LONGER SECOND TO SOME LEADER, THROUGHOUT THE WORLD LET IT BE KNOWN
WE ARE ONE MIND, WE ARE DISIPLINED

WE ARE We are! MODERN We are modern!
CHINA We are China!

FOLLOW US, WE ARE DESTINED TO LEAD, DETERMINED TO DO GREAT THINGS
WITH FIRM RESOLVE AND PASSION THAT’S UNWAVERING
LOOK AT US, AS WE WILL SURELY ACHIEVE, TOMORROW IS ALL THAT WE NEED
THE FUTURE IS OURS, YOU WILL SURELY SEE AND BELIEVE
WE ARE We are! CHINA We are China!

WATCH AS THE FUTURE UNFOLDS
The future is here for us all to behold, come follow us now watch our story unfold!

COME FOLLOW US Come follow us! WE ARE MODERN CHINA
SO DEAR TO US, So dear to us!
WE ARE CHINA We are China! China!

new

songs, new writers, and a fresh perspective.

Mei Li must decide between Life in America and Life in China, a fathers love in America and a father’s love in China.
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Suburban Streets Suburban Way

Suburban streets are beautiful, all the yards kept neat and clean
We wake up every morning to the sun shining
The banks are full of money, so no one here goes hungry
Everyone has more than what they really need

Life is sweet suburban streets suburban way
Happy faces you will see everyday
Everyone has all they need merrily we all succeed
Life is sweet Suburban streets suburban way

We go to work and school, everything is real cool
Not many worries have we
Because we have a money tree,
washers, dryers, banking machines

Life is sweet suburban streets suburban way
Happy faces you will see everyday
Always something good in store we all have so much and more
Life is sweet suburban streets suburban way

All the neighbors grin, year out year in
It’s the American dream
The neighbors all have barbeques
Tupperware and backyard pools

Life is sweet suburban streets suburban way
Happy people you will meet everyday
Everyone has all they need merrily we all succeed
Life is sweet suburban streets suburban way

Everyday America where people live their dreams
Merrily we sing our song so easily it seems
Grass is always greener on the ground beneath our feet
Smiling faces everywhere from everyone you meet
Theres no other place where people have more than we have
It’s an expectation not a daydream or a fad
People everywhere just want to be the same as me

Life is sweet suburban, so complete suburban
Come on in grab a seat suburban streets suburban way

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