"Chinese opera art is like a huge sponge, constantly absorbing, transforming, merging and flourishing," says traditional Chinese opera director Li Zhuoqun. Now in her 30s, Li has created nearly a dozen opera performances in large and small theaters across China. Her goal is to make traditional opera art more appealing to all ages through innovation. #TheVibe #ArtisticAces | China Plus Culture

19K views · 1K reactions | Trending in China | On and off the stage: Kunqu Opera With a rich history spanning more than 700 years, #Kunqu Opera represents a harmonious fusion of both southern and northern Chinese #cultures. Originating from the Han ethnic group, Kunqu is often hailed as the "orchid in the garden of opera performances." | WE ARE CHINA | Facebook

9.9K views · 43 reactions | Cantonese Opera shines as Hong Kong's first UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Chen Xiyu, born in Hong Kong, belongs to a new generation of Cantonese Opera talents, and also serves as one of the youngest full-time actors in the Tea House Rising Stars Troupe at the Xiqu Centre in the West Kowloon Cultural District. #ChinaFace For more: https://english.cctv.com/ | CCTV | Facebook

5.2K views · 231 reactions | Hong Kong comes alive by sharing its rich traditions. Discover more about Cantonese opera at bit.ly/350i3ix. | Discover Hong Kong | Facebook

The Xiqu Centre, a new performing arts centre in Hong Kong, is a two-theatre venue featuring Cantonese opera and Chinese traditional theatre (xiqu). | The China Current

CANTONESE OPERA WITH INTERNATIONAL APPEAL Dramatic, acrobatic, colourful Cantonese opera, traditionally performed in bamboo theatres in Hong Kong’s rural villages, has been staged in grand venues such as the 戲曲中心 Xiqu Centre in the West Kowloon Cultural District 西九文化區, and in historic buildings like the Yau Ma Tei Theatre. In fact, it is the first of Hong Kong’s cultural traditions to be inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. See why John Clifford,