Senior Chinese leader Li Changchun on Sunday applauded the closing performance of musical epic 'Road to Revival.' Li, who is a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, spoke highly of the epic in a congratulatory letter to the musical crew. He said he hopes the crew can create more classic works in the future to promote the Chinese culture in the world. 'Road to Revival' traces the country's history from the Opium Wars, to major wartime battles, the founding of New China, building of the republic, rescue missions during the 1998 flood and the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008. The five-act, two-and-a-half-hour performance depicts the exploration, struggle and development of China and presents a chronicle of the Chinese nation on stage. The stage drama made debut on Sept. 20 in 2009 in the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing, and Sunday night's closing performance, also the 100th one, was held in the National Center for the Performing Arts. State Councilor Liu Yandong watched the closing preformance on Sunday. More than 200,000 people from home and abroad have so far watched the epic. 