Actors perform on the stage of China National Theater for Children. [Photo provided to China Daily]

Over the past 40 years, China National Theater for Children has become children's spiritual paradise, with its performances well-received in both China and overseas.

A series of activities to celebrate the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up are currently underway, including three dramas and five other activities, from Oct 18-Nov 29.

The three dramas will be staged in Beijing's China Children Art Theater, Peking University Hall and Shanghai. They tell children the value of time, the importance of caring about others and inspire them to think about the positive energy they should maintain when they grow up.

Other activities consist of lectures, sharing meetings, picture exhibitions related to the dramas or changes over the 40 years.