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Free Hainan Opera shows staged at Haikou People's Park

ehainan.gov.cn | Updated: 2019-07-16

Local Hainan Opera troupes staged a performance free for residents at Haikou People's Park on July 13, as they have done every weekend over the past 20 years.

The shadow of an old tree, a desk, two chairs, a fairly small carpet, and some sound equipment made up the austere Hainan Opera stage that attracts numerous tourists and residents every weekend. Climaxes at the opera shows are consistently greeted with prolonged applause.

As a representative of Hainan's outstanding culture and one of the four opera types in Lingnan, Hainan Opera has a history of more than 300 years. It is very popular among the elder generation of Hainan people.

A Hainan Opera performer does special makeup for the performance. [Photo/Hainan Daily]

Audiences are absorbed in the Hainan Opera shows. [Photo/Hainan Daily]

A folk artist dressed in a costume performs on stage at Haikou People's Park. [Photo/Hainan Daily]

The Haikou Opera performers stage various shows. [Photo/Hainan Daily]