Source: CCTV.com

02-17-2009 08:58

The Spring Festival holiday is over and it's back to work for most of us, but that doesn't mean there's no time for play! Beijing's theater scene is still busy, with a series of shows from dramas to movies keeping audiences entertained.

Beijing's theater scene is still busy, with a series of shows from dramas to movies keeping audiences entertained.

It's been a decade since the avant-garde drama "Rhino in Love" premiered in Beijing. This week the vigorous rhino is celebrating his tenth birthday with a show at the National Center for the Performing Arts.

Since its premiere in 1999, about 200-thousand people have enjoyed the drama. It tugs at the heartstrings of countless theater patrons for its theme --- the perseverance of love.

A concert by the China Film Symphony Orchestra let the audience reminisce about the romantic movies of the past.

Music is a romantic way to express your love. A concert by the China Film Symphony Orchestra let the audience reminisce about the romantic movies of the past. Classics from pictures such as "Gone With the Wind", "The Bridges of Madison County" and "Ghost" enthralled the packed house.

A Taiwan movie "Cape No.7" is no doubt the talk of movies goers these days. The movie premiered on the Chinese mainland on Valentine's Day. "Cape No.7" was a sensation in Taiwan and set new box office records in Taiwan and Hong Kong and Singapore. Leading cast members came to Beijing for the premiere, and shared their experiences of love and life with movie buffs and critics.

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Editor:Zhao Yanchen