“Moon Over Helan Mountain,” a dance drama recounting the history of the Hui ethnic group and ancient Ningxia, will be performed on stage in Shenzhen next week.

    The drama, which pays tribute to ethnic solidarity, will mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

    The drama depicts love between two people of different religious backgrounds and customs. On the ancient Silk Road, caravans coming from the Western Region arrive at Helan Mountain (in today’s Ningxia). A young man from the Western Region falls in love with a local girl and finally they marry at the foot of Helan Mountain.

    The Western Region or Xiyu (in today’s Xinjiang) was a historical name recorded in Chinese chronicles between the third century B.C. and A.D. eighth century, referring to the region of Central Asia west of Dunhuang in today’s Gansu Province.

    Time: 7:30 p.m., May 13-14

    Tickets: 30-180 yuan

    Reservations: 8955-8888

    Venue: Theater, 2/F, Longgang Cultural Center, opposite Longgang District Government Building, Longxiang Thoroughfare (龙岗区龙翔大道龙岗区政府对面龙岗文化中心二楼大剧院)

    Buses: 351, 361, 654, 810, 811, 812, 839, 855, 862, 983, 984, 986

    (SD News)