Photo Provided to China Daily

Popular crosstalk troupe Deyun Society said on Monday it will open its first overseas branch in Melbourne, Australia.

Its director Guo Degang posted on his Sina Weibo account, China's Twitter-like service, that the branch will produce films, open a mini-theater and give performance lessons.

Deyun Society, based in Beijing and with a branch in Tianjin, is reportedly the first domestic crosstalk troupe to promote the art form abroad.

Guo has 36.25 million followers on Sina Weibo.