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| Traditional costumes, fluid movements, and skillful singing. The children look like that they come from a professional Peking Opera troupe.(CNTV) |
Students here devote themselves to applying intricate make-ups and learning new melodies with enthusiasm. To make it happen, the school has had to overcome a number of difficulties.
Ji Yuyuan, Principal of Ping'an 2nd Road Elementary School, said, "The cost of hiring guest teachers, as well as buying costumes, props, musical instruments, is a problem for us. And we don’t know if these kids will be able to continue learning about Peking Opera when they go to middle school. "
Since 2008, the Ministry of Education has required schools to include Peking Opera content in music curriculums, in the hope of preserving this Chinese art form for generations to come.
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