中国四大古典戏剧之一《牡丹亭》是明代著名戏曲家、文学家汤显祖的代表作。大型实景演出“寻梦牡丹亭”选址抚州临川文昌里老街区，旨在活化传统戏剧，结合老宅改造，激活城市更新。传统戏曲与老旧街区只有被活化利用才能长久存留，其文化价值也才能得以充分展现。建筑空间超越了功能本身，通过探究戏曲的抽象知觉与象征意义，达到观者情感与场所精神在一定程度上的统一。

The Peony Pavilion, one of the four great classical operas in China, is the representative work of Tang Xianzu, a famous opera writer of the Ming Dynasty.The live performance“Dream Peony Pavilion”located in the old block of Wenchang, Linchuan, Fuzhou,which was aimed to activate the traditional drama, promote the renovation of folk houses and motivate urban renewal.Only by activating and utilizing the traditional opera and the historical folk houses can remain for a long time, and their cultural value can be fully displayed.The architectural space transcends the function itself. By exploring the abstract perception and symbolic meaning of the opera, the audience’s emotion and the spirit of the place are unified to a certain extent.