Beijing opera

Beijing Opera or Peking Opera (Simplified Chinese: 京剧; Traditional Chinese: 京劇; Pinyin: Jīngjù) is a kind of Chinese Opera which arose in the mid-19th century and was extremely popular in the Qing dynasty court. It is widely regarded as one of the cultural treasures of China. Beijing and Tianjin are respected as the base cities of Peking Opera in the north while Shanghai is the base in the south.

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Simplified Chinese - Traditional Chinese - Pinyin - Chinese Opera - 19th century - Qing dynasty - China - Beijing - Tianjin - Shanghai

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