#china opera

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Children practise skills of Beijing opera at a kindergarten in Liaocheng City, east China's Shandong Province, June 13, 2014

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秦腔 - Shanxi opera

Most forms of Chinese Opera owe their singing and acting styles, some of their melodies, and their plot-lines to the musically fertile Shanxi province, with its thousand-year-old Qinqiang or Luantan folk melodies. This ancient form of art first appeared in the Yellow River Valley during the Qin Dynasty, 221-206 B.C., and was popularized at the Imperial Court at Chang'an (modern-day Xian) during the Tang Era, 618-907 A.D.

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Wushu champion Jade Xu in China Opera photo session

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Beijing opera performer Hou Mei sits on a chair in Petropolis, Brazil

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Traditional Kunqu Opera "Peony Pavilion" performed in 10th #China Art Festival in Jinan

Actors  perform traditional Kunqu Opera "Peony Pavilion" during the 10th China Art Festival in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 18, 2013. "Peony Pavilion", created by ancient Chinese playwriter Tang Xianzu (1550-1616), tells a love story between Du Liniang and Liu Mengmei, embodying young people's pursuit of love and freedom

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oh this is beautiful

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Farewell My Concubine ba wang bie ji