China's first multimedia fashion show opens in Beijing

Diamond ring, the most important prop in the show, represents the lasting love between male and female characters. [Photo by Zhang Xingjian/chinadaily.com.cn]

Chinese first multimedia fashion show China Goes Pop made its debut at Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center on August 5.

The show, whose theme is "Chinese Element, International Production; Chinese Story, International Expression", integrates Chinese traditional art such as acrobatics, shadow play, mask-changing and fan dance with Broadway musicals. It portrays a young painter, who is let down in love, expressing his dispirited feelings through painting and then with the help of his friends marrying his girlfriend in the end. The show lasts until August 7.