The large-scale national dance drama "Flower Rain on the Silk Road" was created and performed by the Gansu Provincial Song and Dance Troupe. In 1979, it participated in a Beijing performance organized by the Ministry of Culture to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. It stood out among 137 programs and won both Won the first prize for creation and performance, which was the highest award for national cultural programs at that time. In 1995, the play was selected as the "Chinese National Dance Classic of the 20th Century".
The play tells a story that took place on the Silk Road in the Tang Dynasty: an old painter of the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang and his daughter Yingniang rescued a Persian businessman Inus in distress in the desert, and they got married. Be a close friend in a foreign country. They defeated the evil forces represented by corrupt officials and turned the colorful rain of flowers on the Silk Road into an endless camel caravan symbolizing friendship and exchanges.
Because the dance of "Flower Rain on the Silk Road" "resurrects" the ancient music and dance images on the Dunhuang murals, the movements and rhythms are novel and unique, creating a performance paradigm that is different from the past Chinese classical dance, thus opening up the The dance world has new ideas about traditional Chinese dance art. Since then, a dance called "Dunhuang Dance" has become a unique work of Chinese classical dance.
"Flower Rain along the Silk Road" has been performed nearly 1,500 times, setting a record for the most Chinese dance drama performances. He has performed abroad on behalf of the National Art Troupe and achieved brilliant success. In 1982, "Flowers on the Silk Road" was filmed by Xi'an Film Studio as a color dance drama art film, starring He Yanyun.