'Flower Rains Along The Silk Road' dance drama

The dance drama Flower Rains Along The Silk Road is a mammoth national dance drama created on the basis of the Silk Road and Dunhuang murals.

The first rehearsal of the drama was held in February 1979, andwas performed 28 times in Beijing on October 1, 1979 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

The drama won the "First Prize of Creation" and the "First Prize of Performance" awarded by the Ministry of Culture. In 1980, 193 touring performances of the drama were put on the stage across the country, causing a sensation both at home and abroad. The drama was hailed as a milestone in Chinese dance drama and called Swan Lake of the east.

In 1982, it was performed on the most glorious theater in the world, La Scala Theater, becoming the first Asian group to perform in the world's top theater.

In 1994, it received the "Golden Award" during the competition of Classic Dance Dramas of China in the 20th century. Since its debut, it has been performed more than 1,500 times, reaching an audience of more than 3.1 million. In October 2004, it was recognized as the "best Chinese dance drama" by Shanghai China Records Headquarters. Over the years, Flower Rains Along The Silk Road has been staged in over 20 countries and regions and praised as the "the model of Chinese national dance drama".