The original play Rotor Life: The Story of China's Helicopter Pioneer Wang Shicun produced by the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) was staged at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing on Thursday night.

This production is part of a project dedicated to promoting the legacies of great scientists within universities and also serves as a special presentation of stage art masterpieces from art schools. The cast features 54 current NUAA students from seven different colleges.