From past to present
By Chen Nan | China Daily | Updated: 2017-12-09 07:42
As Peking Opera faces a falling viewership, modern tech and adaptations encouraged
In 1790, four famous Anhui Opera troupes came to Beijing as part of the celebrations for the 80th birthday of Emperor Qianlong (1711-99) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). They proved to be a big hit, which enabled them to stay.
In 1828, some famous Hubei Opera troupes came to Beijing. The artists of the Hubei and Anhui troupes often performed jointly on the stage and around 1840, Peking Opera began to formally take shape, growing even faster during the reign of the Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908), who was a Chinese opera lover.
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