The Dance Drama Nanjing 1937

With NanjingMassacre as the background, the dance drama Nanjing1937 tells a story of the famous overseas Chinese female scholar ZhangChunru who found the diary of Minnie Vantrin and then stepped in a long andarduous journey. It revealed the savage acts of Japanese soldiers. The playdesigner was Bai Ting; The history consultant was Zhu Chengshan, and theliterature consultant was Zheng Tianwei; The playwright was Tong Ruirui and BaiTing; The composer was Zhou Hang, and the general director was Tong Ruirui. Itwas created by China National Opera & DanceDrama Theater and fist performed in Beijing in 2005. It won the silver awardfor works and the bronze award for performance as part of the 5^thChina Dance Lotus Award in 2005. It won the Excellent Drama Award as part ofthe Five One-Good-WorkProject for the 10^th spiritual civilization construction released bythe Publicity Department of theCPC Central Committee in 2007.