Peking Opera performance in Taiwan
2008-10-20 11:03:38 GMT2008-10-20 19:03:38 (Beijing Time) China Daily
A man acts as the character Zhang Fei during a Chinese Peking Opera performance at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei City, Taiwan, October 19, 2008. Chinese opera combines music, art, literature along with colourful costumes and make-up into one performance on the stage. Since the Yuan Dynasty (1271 - 1368) Chinese opera has been encouraged by court officials and emperors in China to become a traditional art form. [Agencies]
A man acts as the character Zhang Fei during a Chinese Peking Opera performance at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei City, Taiwan, October 19, 2008. [Agencies]
A combination photograph shows a man acting as the character Zhang Fei rests backstage before (top) and after putting on his costume at a Chinese Peking Opera performance at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei City, Taiwan, October 19, 2008. [Agencies]
A man acts as the character Ma Chao during a Chinese Peking Opera performance at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei City, Taiwan, October 19, 2008. [Agencies]
A man acts as the character Ma Chao during a Chinese Peking Opera performance at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei City, Taiwan, October 19, 2008. [Agencies]
A Chinese Peking Opera performance was staged at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei City, Taiwan, October 19, 2008.
Chinese opera combines music, art, literature along with colourful costumes and make-up into one performance on the stage. Since the Yuan Dynasty (1271 - 1368) Chinese opera has been encouraged by court officials and emperors in China to become a traditional art form.