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Opera group to perform classic China narrative

The China National Peking Opera Company (CNPOC) is performing "The Water Margin — The Vows of Song Jiang and the Heroes of Mount Liang Shan Po" across Japan until Dec. 10. The style of Peking opera, which is also known as Beijing opera, has existed f... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Thu, Nov 05 2009

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