Beijing 2
Being one of my last nights in China, I couldn't resist attending an Opera Performance. My intention was to see a traditional performance of Peking Opera, as I hadn't taken the opportunity to do so previously. In fact the performance was of Kunqu Opera and it was performed by a famous troupe from The Shanghai Jing Kun Arts Centre. Kunqu Opera is one of the oldest forms of opera still existing in China, with its origins dating back to the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). It has exerted a dominant influence on all the more recent forms of opera in China, including the Sichuan and Beijing operas.