Little Cowherd all the way from Oakland
By Jules Quartly | China Daily | Updated: 2011-10-26 07:56
Tyler Thompson is the face of change for Peking Opera.
The African-American who has just turned 16 and lives in Oakland, California, has been interested in the art form since he was at kindergarten and performed the role of the cowherd in Xiao Fang Niu (Little Cowherd) when he was just 8.
He demonstrated his Peking Opera skills to former Chinese vice-premier Wu Yi at the US State Department, and has appeared on the TV show Good Morning America and various symphony halls in the US.
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