Chinese inspired Broadway style performance to premier in Beijing

Stage show set to dispel China cliches and boost nation's reputation around the world, Yang Cheng and Zhang Shiyi report.

Cross-culture commentators share a view that Westerners find the 5,000-year-old Chinese culture hard to understand and that misunderstandings have escalated year by year.

No stage performances have been as well received in Beijing as the Moulin rouge or Mama Mia and the hits have lured tourists to visit the places where the shows were set. But to date, no popular blockbuster about Chinese history has ever been attempted in the entertainment and performance sector.