The Liangshan International Drama Festival started in 2019 and was jointly initiated by 24 Chinese and foreign artists and cultural scholars, including Pu Cunxin, Hao Rong, Li Ting, and Wang Xiaoying. Over the past seven years, the festival has welcomed 1,375 performances of 400 drama works in more than 20 drama forms from 38 countries around the world. It has been developed into a cultural IP that combines professionalism, popularity, and internationalism, and has become the only western drama event among China's winter drama festivals.

After seven years of hard work, this year's Liangshan International Drama Festival gathered 110 works from 8 countries. With the core concept of "returning to the original intention of drama and gazing at the essence of life", the festival was held in Xichang City, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province from November 7th to 16th. During the event, more than 300 performances of 110 Chinese and foreign drama works were presented. Through the diversified integration mode of "drama + nature + tourism + academia", a cultural and artistic event based in Liangshan and facing the world was created.The original multimedia short - play Soul - leaving Street by the Acting Department of the Division of arts, szu was successfully selected for this grand event. As one of nearly a hundred selected plays, it was performed simultaneously with 15 specially - invited plays from 8 countries, including China, Spain, the United States, Georgia, Italy, Brazil, France, and Russia.

The Division of arts, szu has always been committed to the innovation and practice of drama education. The successful selection of Soul - leaving Street for the Liangshan International Drama Festival fully demonstrates SZU's strength in drama talent cultivation and artistic creation. The Liangshan International Drama Festival is not only an artistic feast but also a practical platform for the innovative integration of culture and tourism. The ability to showcase the original work of the Acting Department of the Division of arts, szu on this platform not only enhances the academic reputation of SZU but also provides students with valuable professional practice opportunities, reflecting the teaching concept of the division, which is "rooted in the local area and oriented towards the international community". The selection of Soul - leaving Street is an important display of the drama teaching achievements of the Division of arts, szu, and it also provides a new opportunity for drama creation in Shenzhen and even the Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macao Greater Bay Area to reach a national level. It is hoped that in the future, more works by SZU students will shine on domestic and international stages.