The Pingju Opera Lotus Lantern is staged at a theater in Shijiazhuang city, Hebei province, Oct 24, 2020. (Photo: Xinhua)

The ballet The Red Detachment of Women performed by the National Ballet of China is staged in Nanning city, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 1, 2018. (Photo: Xinhua)

Actors from the Shanghai Ballet perform the The White-Haired Girl in Xuchang city, Henan province, Nov 15, 2017. (Photo: IC)

The dance drama Silk Road, Strewn with Flowers is staged in Fuzhou city, Fujian province, Aug 19, 2019. (Photo: IC)

The song and dance show Dynamic Yunnan is performed in Hangzhou city, Nov 29, 2003. (Photo: IC)

A still from the dance drama Confucius. (Photo: chinadaily.com.cn)

Actors perform in the dance drama The Past of Shawan in Guangzhou city, March 31, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)

A poster for the dance drama Li Bai. (Photo: chinadaily.com.cn)

Dance drama Dunhuang Dream is staged at a theater in Jinan city, Shandong province, April 13, 2005. (Photo: IC)

A still from the dance drama Princess Zhaojun. (Photo: chinadaily.com.cn)