At 8 pm on July 30, the large-scale classic dance drama "Flower Rains Along the Silk Road" premiered online, receiving 200,000 views.

The dance drama "Flower Rain Along the Silk Road" performance is livestreamed online. [Photo/gansudaily.com.cn]

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. It was hailed as a milestone in Chinese dance drama and called Swan Lake of the east.

The dance drama "Flower Rain Along the Silk Road" performance is livestreamed online. [Photo/gansudaily.com.cn]

The dance drama combines new media live broadcasting and classic art forms. The audience only paid 1 yuan ($0.15) to watch the performance.

Netizens from Beijing, Shanghai municipalities and Guangdong, Zhejiang and Sichuan provinces shared their excitement at the performance. There were also many overseas Chinese from Germany, Australia and other countries watching the live program.