Chinese premier Wen and DPRK leader Kim Jong Il watch opera

PYONGYANG, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Il on Sunday watched A Dream of Red Mansions, a DPRK-staged opera adapted from a Chinese masterpiece.

The two leaders congratulated DPRK artists on their successful performance. Wen, who arrived here Sunday for a three-day visit, held friendly talks with Kim before the show. Under the instruction of late DPRK leader Kim Il Sung, DPRK artists adapted A Dream of Red Mansions for the stage in the 1960s. They had presented the opera to many Chinese leaders of the older generation, including Deng Xiaoping. In 2008, DPRK top leader Kim Jong Il instructed that the opera be further improved and put on stage again as a major event for the China-DPRK Friendship Year. Kim offered much guidance for the opera and watched its rehearsal and performance on several occasions. The Chinese classic, written during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) by Cao Xueqin, is considered one of the greatest masterpieces of Chinese literature. China offered help in the adaptation and performance of the opera, which is considered a good example of China-DPRK cultural exchange and cooperation.

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[nusld]

North Korea learn and appreciates Chinese culture but South korea on the other hand wants to convert the Chinese people to their crazy brand of Korean Christianity...

[janatajay]

中国这次给了朝鲜2个亿美金，看着吧一喂包了朝鲜，他们马上会翻­眼不认人

[nusld]

Long Live the traditional friendship between China and North Korea!