Opera troupe tours rural China defending a dying art
323 views · Published 1 May 2017 · 1:21 · Indexed 2 October 2026
Channel: AFP News Agency · 2017 · Howto & Style
When Li joined the Yu County Jin Opera Troupe in northern Hebei province 35 years ago, he believed that he had secured a stable future as a guardian of a traditional art, but policy reforms in 2005 turned the government-sponsored project into a private venture, gutting the performers' salaries and threatening the future of an early Qing Dynasty opera form.
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