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"Mountains Rivers Show" staged in Lijiang, China's Yunnan
By Xinhua Published: Jun 18, 2026 10:15 PM
Actors perform during the Mountains Rivers Show in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 17, 2026. Since its premiere in Lijiang in May 2002, the show has been a long-running hit in 24 years, staging over 21,000 times, and has drawn an audience of about 20 million . (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

Actors perform during the "Mountains Rivers Show" in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 17, 2026. Since its premiere in Lijiang in May 2002, the show has been a long-running hit in 24 years, staging over 21,000 times, and has drawn an audience of about 20 million . (Xinhua/Hu Chao)


Actors perform during the Mountains Rivers Show in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 17, 2026. Since its premiere in Lijiang in May 2002, the show has been a long-running hit in 24 years, staging over 21,000 times, and has drawn an audience of about 20 million . (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

Actors perform during the "Mountains Rivers Show" in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 17, 2026. Since its premiere in Lijiang in May 2002, the show has been a long-running hit in 24 years, staging over 21,000 times, and has drawn an audience of about 20 million . (Xinhua/Hu Chao)



Actors perform during the Mountains Rivers Show in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 17, 2026. Since its premiere in Lijiang in May 2002, the show has been a long-running hit in 24 years, staging over 21,000 times, and has drawn an audience of about 20 million . (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

Actors perform during the "Mountains Rivers Show" in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 17, 2026. Since its premiere in Lijiang in May 2002, the show has been a long-running hit in 24 years, staging over 21,000 times, and has drawn an audience of about 20 million . (Xinhua/Hu Chao)



Actors perform during the Mountains Rivers Show in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 17, 2026. Since its premiere in Lijiang in May 2002, the show has been a long-running hit in 24 years, staging over 21,000 times, and has drawn an audience of about 20 million . (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

Actors perform during the "Mountains Rivers Show" in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 17, 2026. Since its premiere in Lijiang in May 2002, the show has been a long-running hit in 24 years, staging over 21,000 times, and has drawn an audience of about 20 million . (Xinhua/Hu Chao)



Actors perform during the Mountains Rivers Show in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 17, 2026. Since its premiere in Lijiang in May 2002, the show has been a long-running hit in 24 years, staging over 21,000 times, and has drawn an audience of about 20 million . (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

Actors perform during the "Mountains Rivers Show" in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 17, 2026. Since its premiere in Lijiang in May 2002, the show has been a long-running hit in 24 years, staging over 21,000 times, and has drawn an audience of about 20 million . (Xinhua/Hu Chao)



Actors perform during the Mountains Rivers Show in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 17, 2026. Since its premiere in Lijiang in May 2002, the show has been a long-running hit in 24 years, staging over 21,000 times, and has drawn an audience of about 20 million . (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

Actors perform during the "Mountains Rivers Show" in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 17, 2026. Since its premiere in Lijiang in May 2002, the show has been a long-running hit in 24 years, staging over 21,000 times, and has drawn an audience of about 20 million . (Xinhua/Hu Chao)



Actors perform during the Mountains Rivers Show in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 17, 2026. Since its premiere in Lijiang in May 2002, the show has been a long-running hit in 24 years, staging over 21,000 times, and has drawn an audience of about 20 million . (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

Actors perform during the "Mountains Rivers Show" in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 17, 2026. Since its premiere in Lijiang in May 2002, the show has been a long-running hit in 24 years, staging over 21,000 times, and has drawn an audience of about 20 million . (Xinhua/Hu Chao)



Members of the audience pose for a photo with actors before the Mountains Rivers Show in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 17, 2026. Since its premiere in Lijiang in May 2002, the show has been a long-running hit in 24 years, staging over 21,000 times, and has drawn an audience of about 20 million . (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

Members of the audience pose for a photo with actors before the "Mountains Rivers Show" in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 17, 2026. Since its premiere in Lijiang in May 2002, the show has been a long-running hit in 24 years, staging over 21,000 times, and has drawn an audience of about 20 million . (Xinhua/Hu Chao)