Beijing, March 29 A group of Chinese dancers have staged "Adi Kavya - The First Poem", a dance drama based on the translation of the Ramayana by renowned Chinese scholar, Professor Ji Xianlin.
The drama, directed by Chinese Bharatanatyam exponent Jin Shanshan, featured a cast of over 50 local performers and was held at the former Indian Embassy premises on Saturday.
Outgoing Indian Ambassador Pradeep Kumar Rawat, along with embassy officials, attended the event.
Rawat, who will retire later this month, will be succeeded by the current Indian Ambassador to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami.
According to organizers, about 200 people, mostly Chinese and Beijing-based diplomatic community, participated in the event.
This is the third time the dance drama has been staged in Beijing. It was first staged in January last year.
The embassy also organized a symposium on "Sangamam - A Confluence of Indian Philosophical Traditions" last year, in which renowned Chinese scholars spoke on the Bhagavad Gita and Indian civilizational values.