Beijing （Peking）Opera

Beijing opera, also known as Peking Opera to westerners, is deemed the national opera of China.

The accompanying music, singing and costumes are all fascinating and artistic. Full of Chinese cultural elements, the opera presents to the audience an encyclopedia of Chinese culture as well as unfolding stories, beautiful paintings, exquisite costumes, graceful gestures and acrobatic fighting.

Since Beijing Opera enjoys a higher reputation than other local operas, almost every province of China has more than one Beijing Opera troupe.

There're also many troupes formed by non-professional performers, who are called "piaoyou" in Chinese.

Beijing Opera is so popular among Chinese people, especially seniors, that even a "Beijing Opera Month" has been declared.

Dose the foreigner can understand Opera because of language and culture? Beijing Opera definitely is our national treasure! It seems nowadays in China, the teenagers like the popular songs,not traditional operas. The problem is how we can protect our traditional culture.

Beijing Opera will be loved more if it can be showed in the TV  Opera. Such as Qiu Hai Tang which is a story about an opera actor. It is a good feeling to listen to the Beijing opera while expected the development of the story.