Peking Opera thrills students in Ottawa

OTTAWA - Zhao Qun attains high spirit and sense of achievement while juggling between high schools and colleges in Ottawa to familiarize her students with Peking Opera, a most prominent classical art in China.

"Vocal expression, as well as body and eyeball movements, can override the linguistic barrier and make known to all what the performance means," said Zhao, who came from China's Shanghai Theater Academy for Chinese culture proliferation under the arrangement of the Confucius Institute.

One-on-one session