Ke recounted one story about how some young people have helped to create a fresh craze for traditional Chinese operas.īian Jingting and Yang Xi, both born after 2000, are two Peking Opera actresses at the Jiangsu Beijing Opera Theatre.

As a matter of fact, he has discovered that traditional Chinese operas nowadays actually have a strong appeal among an increasingly larger number of young people. “Facts proved that the doubt is unfounded, as I’ve seen a revival of traditional operas among the younger generation,” said Ke, who is also a deputy to the National People’s Congress (NPC), as well as chairman of the Jiangsu Theater Association. Performers Shao Tianshuai (L) and Wang Chen perform the Kunqu opera masterpiece 'The Peony Pavilion' at the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, May 17, 2021. Ke Jun, general manager of the Jiangsu Performing Arts Group, has long expressed his doubts as to whether traditional Chinese operas might one day become marginalized in today’s society where new forms of entertainment are always emerging.

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