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Learn how each animal earned its place in the Chinese Zodiac by taking part in The Great Race. Which animals win the race? Why do the Rat and Cat become enemies? This re-telling of one of the most beloved tales in Chinese folklore features traditional Chinese music, Jingju and martial arts.

The Great Race centers around grandparents who are teaching their grandchildren about the Chinese New Year while they make dumplings together. The script incorporates Beijing Opera, Chinese martial arts, and Lion Dance into a re-telling of the origin story of the Chinese Zodiac.

It's winter, 1934, and the Orient Express, Europe's most magnificent train, is halted by a blizzard midway through its luxurious journey from Paris to Istanbul. As the travelers wait for help to arrive, it becomes clear that one of them is quite beyond help - he's been murdered! Fortunately, Hercule Poirot, Agatha Chisties famous Belgian detective, is also on the train, and on the case. He concludes in no time at all that the murderer must be among the remaining stranded passengers ... but which of them can it be? The course of Poirot's investigation, the secrets that are revealed, and an unforgettable conclusion all combine to make this "locked compartment" mystery the classic that it is.