Opera teaches culture for student from Cameroon

Sime Nkemeni Darrin, an overseas doctoral student in Kaifeng, Henan province, said learning Chinese opera has helped him understand Chinese culture, and he wants to bring the opera back home to let people share his enthusiasm.

Darrin's Chinese name is Liu Bianjing. Bianjing was the name of Kaifeng city in ancient times, while the family name Liu in Chinese has the same pronunciation with another character Liu with the meaning of staying.

Majoring in traditional ethnic sports at Henan University, Liu came to China in 2017 from Cameroon.