Chinese film director Teng Junjie. "Peking Opera has a tradition, although not so many people are watching it these days. Peking Opera is believed to have started around 1790, when four troupes from the province of Anhui visited Beijing to perform. Peking Opera plays can be broken into two forms: Civil plays (wenxi) focus on the relationships between characters, and tell stories of love and intrigue. There is a long connection between Peking Opera and the cinema."

Source: Otago Daily Times April 09, 2017 18:06 UTC