China to stage dance drama 'The Railway to Tibet'

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The National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA), China's prime theater, will stage a dance drama this summer to mark 12 years in the operation of the world's highest railway.

Night scene of the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, China, September 12, 2017. /VCG Photo

"The Railway to Tibet" is a production of NCPA dedicated to the Qinghai-Tibet Railway linking northwest China's Qinghai Province with neighboring Tibet Autonomous Region.

The drama, to be staged from June 30 to July 3, is a collaboration of director Wang Ge, composer Yin Qing, head of the Dancers Association of China Luo Bin, and some of the country's best young dancers.

A Tibetan lady strokes the plate that shows departure and arrival stations, excited to see the first train on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway to start from Lhasa, July 1, 2006. /VCG Photo

It uses a Tibetan first-person narrative to tell the stranger-to-friend story of railway workers and local Tibetans.

The 1,956-km railway, with its highest point 5,072 meters above sea level, is also regarded as the world's longest railway on the plateau. It opened on July 1, 2006, and has greatly boosted travel and commerce, contributing to Tibet's prosperity.

(Cover photo: View of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau /VCG Photo)

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency