00:00:00: In a few moments you will see on the left the Opera House, a listed landmark building which is the heart of the Wuppertal Theatres. It was opened in 1905 and rebuilt after the war in the style typical of the fifties.

00:00:17: It has recently been renovated to recreate its post-war splendour and is also home to Pina Bausch’s world-famous dance company.

00:00:26: The house of the family of Friedrich Engels is only a few meters away. Together with the museum for early industrialisation, it represents one of Wuppertal's most important places of interest, where you can learn everything about the cofounder of Marxism and Wuppertal's leading role in the area of the Industrial Revolution.

00:00:45: This visit is a highlight of every trip to Germany, particularly for Chinese tourists. This is also confirmed by the monumental Engels statue in the Engelsgarten, which was a gift to the city by the People's Republic of China.

00:00:59: Not all people in Wuppertal were proud of the most famous son of the city. here was a big quarrel about a further monument at the site, which was created by the Austrian sculptor Alfred Hrdlicka in the 1970s.

00:01:08: He called it "The strong left" - which was a little too much for some since the sculpture turned out to be significantly more expensive than originally planned - it entered into a dispute between the city council and the artist.