NCPA drama set for anniversary debut

To mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the National Center for the Performing Arts will premiere its new play The Crossroad in Beijing on Oct 2.

Following the fortunes of four soldiers serving with the Northwest Field Army, one of the main forces of the People's Liberation Army during China's War of Liberation (1946-49), the production is based on real-life stories from the battlefield, according to Zhao Tiechun, vice-president of the NCPA.

Zhao says it took the NCPA two years to prepare the script for the play, which will run through Oct 6.