The fifth Beijing International Dance Festival kicked off last night at Poly Theatre in Beijing. The festival opened with an inaugural performance of "Tibetan Mystery". 

Yang Liping, the  internationally acclaimed dancer of China, performs her latest work "Tibetan Mystery" during the fifth Beijing International Dance Festival in Beijing November 13, 2007. The production presents a panoramic view of the Tibetan culture, the Project Manager Zhaoliang was quoted by CRIENGLISH.com as saying. [Xinhua]

It's the most recent work of theYang Liping as the follow-up to her successful music and dance production Dynamic Yunnan. The latter show enjoyed a long run at the Kunming Theatre and sold out other venues across China.

Project Manager, Zhaoliang explains "Tibetan Mystery".

"This production presents a panoramic view of the Tibetan culture. It's also the result of years of hard work of Yang Liping and her costar Rongzhongerjia."

Yang, a member of Bai ethnicity, first rose to prominence in China in 1986 after winning a national dance contest with her interpretation of the Dai peacock dance. A Tibetan audience was awe-struck by the performance.

"When I saw our daily life being presented by the dance in such a vivid and concise way, I was almost in tears."

Over the next couple of weeks, delegates from the US, UK, Canada, Spain, Australia, New Zealand and will also take part in the dance season.