The Cat God in the Forbidden City is a fruit of creative transformation and innovative development of the excellent traditional Chinese culture carried by the Palace Museum, said Wang Yuegong, deputy director of the museum, at a news conference on Wednesday. The drama lets cultural relics come alive, gives history and cultural heritage a voice, and makes museum collection accessible to the audience, he added.

He hoped that the musical would help communicate the significance and value of protecting and inheriting cultural heritage to young audience and inspire in them a sense of cultural mission.