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Folk Opera Performances Staged in Countryside

Editor:张焕勤
Source:湖南省政府门户网站英文版
Updated:2017-01-04 15:23:47

Cultural volunteers stage Huadeng (festival lanterns) opera of “Embroidered Shoes” at Fenghe Stage, Zhuquan Town, Jiahe County on Jan. 3, 2017. The county has launched a 40-day volunteer activity to bring operas to countryside since then. It has organized more than 300 cultural volunteers from over 40 folk art groups to perform in rural villages, schools, construction sites to enrich the masses culture.

  Background information:

  Huadeng Opera is a form of traditional Chinese opera. Huadeng means festival lanterns. Performers sing and dance with fans and handkerchiefs, and the theme of the operas are usually based on rural life and folk stories. (Source: english.cntv.cn)