Pupils enjoy Beijing Opera performance
2008-03-06 19:02:56 Xinhua English
Pupils at the Yumin elementary school in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, are enchanted by the Peking opera performance of a child actress during a class on Thursday, March 6, 2008.[Xinhua]
A child actress performs Peking opera at the Yumin elementary school in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province on Thursday, March 6, 2008. [Xinhua]
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Children learning Peking opera professionally were invited to the school to perform following a government suggestion to include the traditional opera form in school music courses.
In February, the Ministry of Education started a pilot project in ten provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions.
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