
Enter the Forbidden City (2019)
During the dates of celebrating the Emperor’s 80th birthday, an opera troupe from southern China was invited to come to Beijing to perform for the Emperor. Afterwards, the opera troupe was granted to stay in Beijing and became what we had known as ‘Peking Opera’ today.
Genre: History
Director: Hu Mei
Actors: Dong Fei, Fu Dalong, Hong Zongyi, Jiao Huang, Liu Liwei, Liu Peiqi, Ma Jinghan, Ma Yili, Wang Ziwen, Yao Anlian
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