Coastal city tries to draw visitors using Peking Opera

Yantai, a coastal city in East China's Shandong province, which is a popular tourist destination, is trying to regain its past glory as a center for Peking Opera.

Peking Opera, or jingju, is a traditional Chinese art form, which has a history of more than 200 years. In 2010 UNESCO declared Peking Opera an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

To promote the art form, the local government in Yantai is to launch its first Peking Opera summer camp from July 19 to 24, hoping to attract young students from around the country.