Plovdiv will host a guest performance by the National Peking Opera Theatre of China, which will present a full-scale production to a Bulgarian audience for the first time. The event is organized with the support of the Municipality of Plovdiv on the occasion of the Spring Festival, also known as Chinese New Year, and is part of the international cultural initiatives of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People’s Republic of China — “Happy Chinese New Year” and “Hello, China!”.