Beijing People's Art Theatre

Since its founding, the company has produced nearly 300 dramas of different styles, from classic Chinese themes to adaptations of Molière.

Through the 1960s, it was known primarily for staging the representative works of master playwrights Guo Moruo, Lao She, Cao Yu and Tian Han.

The company broke more new ground in 1983 when it invited playwright Arthur Miller to direct a production of what was seen at the time as a uniquely American drama "Death of a Salesman," an experience Miller recounted in the form of a day-to-day diary in his book Salesman in Beijing (1985).

"In December 1952, the Ministry of Culture of the Central People's Government issued a directive on rectifying and strengthening the work of national opera troupes.We will gradually build theater art.

After the "Gang of Four" was smashed, the establishment of the Central Opera House and its creative activities resumed.