jingxi: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Peking opera • Beijing opera • ching-chü • ching-hsi

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Jingxi (Peking opera) troupe performance

jingxi performers

Performer in elaborate blue and white costume and ornate headdress poses on stage during a Beijing Opera, with colorful traditional set decorations in the background.

Peking Opera performers on stage, with one in elaborate black and gold costume and painted face holding a fan, and another in blue and pink costume standing behind.

Chinese music: xipi and erhuang melodies

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Young girl wearing a demin jacket playing the trumpet (child, musical instruments, Asian ethnicity)

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