The production team also produced the show Encore Dunhuang in 2016, which has been performed for an accumulated audience of over 1.2 million and become a name card for Dunhuang.

Cong thinks the customized theater in Tianshui has given their team more possibilities to present the show in a more creative way.

Wang Jun, mayor of the city, said at the premiere that the show not only filled the gap in large-scale shows for tourists in Tianshui, it was also an important step to speed up the development of tourism in the city.

According to Wang Erjiang, producer of the show, Pretty Tianshui can attract tourists to Tianshui and encourage them to stay one or two more days.

Zhang thinks if the tourists visit the tourist attractions in Tianshui before they watch the show, they may have a better understanding of the story told in the show.

"On the other hand, when the tourists visit the sites after watching the show, they can also better appreciate the cultural relics," he says.

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