[3] Manager Zhou Li says that the name "Red Poppy" was chosen because it was considered both "beautiful and powerful.
[7] In 2005, Red Poppy performed during the five-day Chinese New Year festival held in Dublin's Chinatown.
"[2] The version of the Mulan story presented by Red Poppy involves pantomime, dance and percussion.
[13] Tim Page, writing in The Washington Post, called a 2005 performance "diluted" by "insipid synth-pop.
"[14] Page, however, did praise the skill of the musicians themselves, saying that they "rattled, roared, pounced and parried in high style.