Performers lead viewers on an online culture tour of Peking Opera
China DailyPeking Opera actress Zhang Lan puts on her costume for a classic Peking Opera role She Taijun. Performers of China National Peking Opera Company took audiences to the backstage at Mei Lanfang Theater, with an online bilingual tour titled Culture Tour of Peking Opera: Behind the Scene, which was livestreamed on Oct 30 and attracted more than 1.3 million views. Mei Lanfang Theater is named after Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang, arguably one of China's greatest Peking Opera actors specializing in nandan. The online event is a collaboration among Beijing Overseas Cultural Exchanges Center, Beijing Poly Theater Management Company and China National Peking Opera Company. Since 2020, a project, titled Culture Tour of Peking Opera, was launched by Beijing Overseas Cultural Exchanges Center, aiming at showcasing the beauty of the Peking Opera.