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23rd April 2006Peking opera (京剧) came about during the mid 19th century and was popular in the Qing Dynasty court. The origins of Peking opera was not actually in Peking (now called Beijing) but in the Anhui and Hubei provinces (a few provinces south of Beijing) around the late 1700sOur experience of a Peking Opera was at the Liyaun theatre that included two shows, Death of Yu Ji (霸王别姬) also known as Farewell My Concubine, and Eighteen Arhats Fighting Wukong (坋匐蹕犖須昳諾). Before the shows we were also treated to seeing the actors applying make up and Chinese tea pouring.
 Janine and Hy at Beijing Opera |
 Noon, Mum and Janine at Beijing Opera |
 Joyce at Table at Beijing Opera |
 Noon, Joyce, Janine and Hy at Table at Beijing Opera |
 White Faced Actor Putting on Make Up |
 Actor Putting on Make Up |
 Actor Putting on Make Up (Profile) |
 Make Up |
 Huge Chinese Opera Masks on the Wall |
 Li Yuan Theatre |
 Noon and Long Nozzle Chinese Tea Pouring Waiter |
 Mum, Noon and Joyce and Long Nozzle Chinese Tea Pouring Waiter |
 Two Blue Soliders Looking On |
 Yu Ji |
 Xiang Yu Soliders |
 Xiang Yu |
 Xiang Yu Troops |
 Yu Ji and Xiang Yu Discussing Their Options |
 Yu Ji and Xiang Yu Drinks in Despair |
 Yu Ji About to Commit Suicide |
 Sun Wukong (Monkey King) |
 Sun Wukong |
 Old Man |
 Wukong Drinking |
 Wukong Feasting |
 Wukong Causing Havoc |
 One of 18 Arhats (Black Guy) |
 One of 18 Arhats (Flag Guy) |
 One of 18 Arhats (Green Guy) |
 One of 18 Arhats (Doggy Guy) |
 One of 18 Arhats (Red Lady) |
 One of 18 Arhats Fighting Wukong |
 One of 18 Arhats Fighting Wukong with Sword |
 Wukong Showing Off |
 Wukong and his Monkeys |
 Cast of Eighteen Arhats Fighting Wukong |
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