Mrs. Yan Liru, Wife of the Chinese Ambassador Introduced Beijing Opera to Some of the Spouses of the Diplomatic Corps Accredited to Riga
2011-01-19 02:48
Mrs. Yan Liru, introduced through PPT the formation of Beijing Opera, and the characters and types of roles of Sheng (male role), Dan (Female role), Jing (painted face) and Chou (clown). Mrs. He Jinhui performed the arias of Escorting the Woman Prisoner and Farewell My Concubine, which drawn applauses from the audience. Some members of the Female's Group of the Embassy explained respectively the contents of the arias. Q & A with award was also arranged at the function. After the introduction, the invited guests tested some delicious Chinese food while enjoying the background music of Beijing Opera. Mrs. Yan Liru also presented some books and types of facial make-up of Beijing Opera to the guests.