Yesterday, Beijing Municipal Party Secretary Yin Li met with international guest representatives from the 2026 Beijing World Theatre Forum and Taihu International Dance Forum. Yin Li said that Beijing is a dynamic modern cosmopolitan city that blends history and modernity. The performance market is active, and art exhibition formats are constantly innovating. Last year, Beijing hosted more than 60,000 commercial performances of all kinds, including nearly 300 large-scale shows, with box office revenue exceeding 3.4 billion yuan. At the same time, new technological scenes such as ultra-high-definition audiovisual and digital dance continued to emerge, and new cultural formats such as ultra-live broadcasts and immersive experiences were booming. Art is a common treasure of humankind and a bridge for connecting hearts and minds across national borders. We are willing to work with all parties to deepen exchanges and cooperation to add color to the 100 Gardens of Human Civilization. Chinese and foreign artists are encouraged to co-plan, co-create, and tour, promote Beijing stage productions to the world, attract outstanding overseas repertoire into Beijing, and promote mutual learning among civilizations through interpretation and mutual observation on the same stage. Strengthen the empowerment of performing arts technology, promote innovative applications of cutting-edge technologies such as digital communication, high-definition production and broadcasting, intelligent dance, and virtual reality, and promote the deep integration of digital intelligence technology with stage art. Strengthen international cooperation in theaters, deepen exchanges and cooperation such as promotion of outstanding works, theater operation and management, and artistic talent training, and jointly promote the prosperity and development of the global performing arts industry.

Yesterday, Beijing Municipal Party Secretary Yin Li met with international guest representatives from the 2026 Beijing World Theatre Forum and Taihu International Dance Forum. Yin Li said that Beijing is a dynamic modern cosmopolitan city that blends history and modernity. The performance market is active, and art exhibition formats are constantly innovating. Last year, Beijing hosted more than 60,000 commercial performances of all kinds, including nearly 300 large-scale shows, with box office revenue exceeding 3.4 billion yuan. At the same time, new technological scenes such as ultra-high-definition audiovisual and digital dance continued to emerge, and new cultural formats such as ultra-live broadcasts and immersive experiences were booming. Art is a common treasure of humankind and a bridge for connecting hearts and minds across national borders. We are willing to work with all parties to deepen exchanges and cooperation to add color to the 100 Gardens of Human Civilization. Chinese and foreign artists are encouraged to co-plan, co-create, and tour, promote Beijing stage productions to the world, attract outstanding overseas repertoire into Beijing, and promote mutual learning among civilizations through interpretation and mutual observation on the same stage. Strengthen the empowerment of performing arts technology, promote innovative applications of cutting-edge technologies such as digital communication, high-definition production and broadcasting, intelligent dance, and virtual reality, and promote the deep integration of digital intelligence technology with stage art. Strengthen international cooperation in theaters, deepen exchanges and cooperation such as promotion of outstanding works, theater operation and management, and artistic talent training, and jointly promote the prosperity and development of the global performing arts industry.