PekingoperaisatraditionalartinChina.ItisakindofChineseoperawhichwasbornwhentheFourGreatAnhuiTroupescametoBeijingin1790,aroseinthemid-19thcenturyandwasextremelypopularintheQingDynasty.PekingoperaiswidelyregardedasoneoftheculturaltreasuresofChina.AlthoughitiscalledBeijingopera,itsoriginsareintheChineseprovincesofAnhuiandHubei.Pekingoperawasoriginallystagedforthecourtandcameintothepubliclater.Hundredsofyearsago,asanewdramaform,whereveritwasperformed,itwouldbewarmlywelcomed..Unfortunately,inthemodernworld,traditionaloperasincludingPekingOperahavetofacetheexistentialcrisis,becausetheyarenoteasilyacceptedbyyoungergenerations.