Touchy-feely with Van Gogh

An interactive show dedicated to the Netherlands 'most-celebrated post-impressionist painter staged its world debut in Beijing on Saturday. It will tour about 30 cities in China. Deng Zhangyu reports.

A shot rings out in the yellow wheatfields trailing a group of crows in the sky, with winds blowing and the smell of straw floating in the air. Then you hear the voice of Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh, who has just shot himself in the chest, revealing how desperate he feels.

This is the opening of a show on the life of the Dutch genius of colors, using hi-tech effects to give visitors a glimpse of Van Gogh's world.