Top 10 things to do in Beijing
- By Wang Zhiyong
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China.org.cn, August 8, 2008
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2. See the Peking Opera
Peking Opera is a comprehensive art form that asthetically combines music, singing, dialogue, pantomime, acrobatics and martial arts. An actor or actress in Beijing Opera therefore has to meet more demands than that in other forms of performing art. Peking Opera contains the soul of Chinese national culture. Its unique charm inspires deep feelings in Chinese people.
Click here to learn more along with a list of Beijing's theatres where you can see it performed.
Click here to watch a soundslide telling a Peking Opera actress' story to catch her dream.
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