The most spectacular show contributed to the promotion of the cultural heritage of Dunhuang from Lanzhou Song and Dance Theatre.
Taking the world-famous Dunhuang as the background, this drama portrays a young painter called Mo Gao, who pursues the best art and a girl called Yue Ya, who breaks through the feudal yoke to pursue her true love. Crazy about the mural paintings in Dunhuang Caves, Mo Gao is critically ill while traveling across the desert and but fortunately rescued by Yue Ya. They fall in love with each other but is opposed by Yue Ya’s father. Under the threats by blood and fire, Yue Ya gives up her life for human equality and true love while Mo Gao with great sorrow finishes his artistic and poetic masterpiece.
Dunhuang My Dreamland has won lots of awards. It is one of China National Stage Treasures Project Top Ten Titles (2003-2004).
Dunhuang My Dreamland -Dance Drama
Director: Chen Wei Ya
Actor and singer: Liu Zheng, Tian Qing, Chen Yizhong, Lu Huiwen
Language: Chinese
Published by Peninsula Audio-Visual Publishing House, 2005
Media: 1 DVD
ISBN: 7883671308
ISRC: CND010500720
商品名称：大型舞剧《大梦敦煌》
介质：DVD
碟数：1
出版社：半岛音像出版社，2005
ISBN：7883671308
ISRC：CN-D01-05-0072-0/V.J8
云集国内一流名角，集粹舞台艺术精品！弘扬民族特色魅力，打造盛世中国舞台！ 优秀舞台艺术是一个时代、一个国家文化建设水平和综合实力 的集中反映。2002年，文化部和财政部联合实施了国家舞台艺术精品工程，计划在五年内由国家出资两个亿，选拔、打磨一批留得下，立得住，传之久远的舞台艺术精品。而大型舞剧《大梦敦煌》就是该批剧目之一。
大型舞剧《大梦敦煌》以闻名世界的敦煌为背景，刻画了青年画师莫高不断追求艺术最高境界的坚韧形象和将门之女月牙冲破封建桎梏、忠贞不渝的纯洁真情。对敦煌石窟壁画痴迷的莫高在穿越大漠时生命垂危，幸得月牙相救。两人的爱情遭到了月牙父亲的阻拦，在血与火的威逼之下，月牙为人性的平等和爱情献出了生命，莫高在巨大的悲怆中完成了艺术绝唱。
