Opera performances mark nation's founding
Audiences in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region were treated to performances this week marking the 68th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, with shows by troupes including the China National Peking Opera Company and the National Ballet of China.
The onstage extravaganza, coinciding with this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, featured traditional and contemporary elements of both art forms.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the China National Peking Opera Company performed traditional pieces at the Grand Theater of the Hong Kong Cultural Center including Stabbing Bajie and Fan Jin Passed the Provincial Civil Service Examination, as well as the newly arranged Madame Anguo, a tribute to Liang Hongyu, a heroic female general during the Song Dynasty (960-1279).
