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Beijing Opera (京剧) Posted by on Sep 30, 2011

Beijing opera or 京剧 (jīng jù) is a traditional form of Chinese theater which combines music, vocals, miming, dance and even acrobatics into the performance. Beijing Opera arose in the late 18th century and became fully developed and recognized by the mid-19th century as traditional art form. Beijing Opera was extremely popular in the Qing…

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