The highly-acclaimed opera Yimeng Mountain will be staged during an online national performance event, local media reported.

A scene from Yimeng Mountain [Photo/dzwww.com]

The opera, co-produced by the Shandong Provincial Publicity Department, the Shandong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, the CPC Linyi Municipal Committee and the Shandong Publishing Group, is based on true stories that took place in Shandong's Yimeng Mountain region during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45).

It tells the story of how local villagers dedicated themselves to helping millions of Communist-led soldiers by making shoes and clothes for them and taking care of their children.

The opera highlights the spirit of Yimeng villagers and soldiers working together to pursue a common destiny.

Yimeng Mountain is performed on stage. [Photo/dzwww.com]

According to Shandong officials, a film based on the opera will be released in July in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC.

This year, the Shandong Song and Dance Theatre will also launch a national tour of the opera in an effort to promote the Yimeng spirit and increase the opera's exposure.