Cloud Gate created numerous dances that evoked the unique experience of Taiwan people within the larger Chinese and Asian context, including such works as "White Serpent Tale" ("Baishezhuan"), an adaptation of the Chinese folktale "Legend of the White Snake"; "Han Shih", a retelling of the legends of Jie Zhitui and the origin of the Tomb-Sweeping Festival; "Crossing the Ocean" ("Du Hai"), a dance rich with layered references to generations of Chinese who have crossed the Taiwan Straits to reach Taiwan; "Liao Tianding", about a legendary Taiwanese Robin Hood character who foiled oppressive officials during the period of the Japanese occupation of Taiwan; and "Wu Feng", a long form piece with echoes of The Rite of Spring, about the Wu Feng Legend, concerning an official from the Chinese Mainland who was involved in early efforts to pacify aborigines in Taiwan.