CANTONESE OPERA WITH INTERNATIONAL APPEAL Dramatic, acrobatic, colourful Cantonese opera, traditionally performed in bamboo theatres in Hong Kong’s rural villages, has been staged in grand venues such as the 戲曲中心 Xiqu Centre in the West Kowloon Cultural District 西九文化區, and in historic buildings like the Yau Ma Tei Theatre. In fact, it is the first of Hong Kong’s cultural traditions to be inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. See why John Clifford,

9.9K views · 43 reactions | Cantonese Opera shines as Hong Kong's first UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Chen Xiyu, born in Hong Kong, belongs to a new generation of Cantonese Opera talents, and also serves as one of the youngest full-time actors in the Tea House Rising Stars Troupe at the Xiqu Centre in the West Kowloon Cultural District. #ChinaFace For more: https://english.cctv.com/ | CCTV | Facebook

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