Dance performanceAncient Sound of Dunhuangrevives the musical and dance scenes depicted in the murals of the Mogao Caves and offers an immersive experience for the audience to touch the charm of the UNESCO World Heritage site.[Photo provided to China Daily]

A new performance in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province, revives the musical and dance scenes depicted in the murals of the Mogao Caves and offers an immersive experience for the audience to experience the charm of the UNESCO World Heritage site.

Dance performanceAncient Sound of Dunhuangrevives the musical and dance scenes depicted in the murals of the Mogao Caves and offers an immersive experience for the audience to touch the charm of the UNESCO World Heritage site.[Photo provided to China Daily]

Ancient Sound of Dunhuang, launched on Thursday, is based on research into the ancient musical instruments and music scores featured either on the murals or in ancient manuscripts of the Library Cave, or Cave 17 of the Mogao Caves.

With the use of hologram technology, it tells the story of an ancient young man's pursuit of a musical career and involves instruments like the five-stringedpipa(a traditional lute), panpipe and lotus flower-shapedruan(a plucked-string instrument), as well as various dances, such ashuxuan, that originated in Central Asia and were popular in the Tang Dynasty (618-907).

Dance performanceAncient Sound of Dunhuangrevives the musical and dance scenes depicted in the murals of the Mogao Caves and offers an immersive experience for the audience to touch the charm of the UNESCO World Heritage site.[Photo provided to China Daily]

By following the footsteps of the young man, surnamed Bai, who was staying at Dunhuang to seek musical inspiration from the profound mural art, the audience either walk through, stand or sit while exploring the immersive performance spaces.

The venue is part of a homonymous cultural tourism industry complex that combines immersive performing arts as well as cultural and creative products to boost the tourist economy.

Dance performanceAncient Sound of Dunhuangrevives the musical and dance scenes depicted in the murals of the Mogao Caves and offers an immersive experience for the audience to touch the charm of the UNESCO World Heritage site.[Photo provided to China Daily]

Dance performanceAncient Sound of Dunhuangrevives the musical and dance scenes depicted in the murals of the Mogao Caves and offers an immersive experience for the audience to touch the charm of the UNESCO World Heritage site.[Photo provided to China Daily]