PolyU Library
Journal Call no.AP8.W56
AuthorYang, Lydia.
Article TitlePerformances of past and present : playhouses with a distinguished pedigree / Lydia Yang and Qian Xingqiang.
Is Part OfWindow ; v.5, no.5, 2 Feb 1996, p.28-29, illus.
AbstractRecollecting the cultural life of old Beijing, one can hardly overlook the traditional theatres where Peking opera and other folk art forms were once performed. Although the earliest theatre in China was not native to this 3,040-year-old city, traditional theatres played an important part in the social life of its residents.