On the evening of July 19, "The Black Stone" (famous version), the original grand drama of Hunan Kun Opera Troupe was performed in the Classical Theater of Hunan Kun Opera Troupe, which was a project funded by the National Art Foundation in 2017.
On July 5th and 8th, "The Black Stone" was premiered in Changsha and Yueyang, respectively, and won praise from experts and viewers. It was the first time to perform in the hometown, so the Hunan Kunqu Opera Troupe has launched two versions: the famous version and the inheritance version. The "famous version" is performed by Luo Yan, Head of Hunan Kun Opera Troupe and National First-Class Actor, and Huang Bingqiang, National Peking Opera Academy National First-Class Actor (specially invited). The "inheritance version" is performed by Liu Jie and Lu Hongkai, the outstanding young actors of Hunan Kunqu Opera Troupe, as the first female role of Li Ruoshui and male role of Liu Zhan respectively.