Chinese Kunqu Opera: Classic Show for Cultural EliteⅨ
ai Xianyong(白先勇,1937—)is a famous Kunqu opera promotor, famous writer in Taiwan and the playwright of Youth Edition of Peony Pavilion. Originally born in Guilin, Guangxi province, the son of Bai Chongxi(白崇禧), the famous general of Kuomintang government. His edited Peony Pavilion has been brought a fashion of appreciating and revaluing the charm of Kunqu when his representative Peony Pavilion performance successfully and amazingly shown in Peking University.
Where to enjoy Peony Pavilion of Kunqu in Beijing
Beijing Imperial Granary(Huang Jia Liang Cang, 皇家粮仓) is a superiorly-selected destination for enjoying Kunqu performance themed with famous programme named Peony Pavilion(牡丹亭). The Kunqu show expresses the beauty of tradition and returns to the style of Kunqu played in Ming Dynasty. The Imperial Granary has a history of 600 years, and it is as long as the history of Kunqu. The representative Kunqu show of Peony Pavilion performed in the main hall of Imperial Granary absolutely is a perfect combination of tangible cultural heritage of China and intangible cultural heritage of the world.