About the Programme

To promote Chinese culture, the Chinese Culture Festival is offering free Chinese opera performances to provide a wonderful opportunity for students to enjoy the exquisite art of Chinese opera. 

Liuzi Opera is known as one of the four ancient Chinese opera genres.  Originating in the Ming dynasty, it has a history of nearly 600 years, and has important value for research on Chinese opera music during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Centre for the Safeguarding of Liuzi Opera of Shandong
Series of Excerpts
Rendezvous on the Boat after the Fair
Raising a Siege from The Golden Arrow as Matchmaker
The Eight Mallets
The Devastated Mother on the Loss of Her Son from The Cosmic Talisman
Reporting Being Under Siege from The Story of the White Rabbit
The Battle at Huangsangdian from Advancing onto Dengzhou

List of Performers

Chen Yuan, Zhou Jinwei, Yin Chunyuan, Hou Miaomiao, Liu Haixia, Chen Yanmiao, Wang Shuchang

About the Art Group

The Centre for the Safeguarding of Liuzi Opera of Shandong, formerly known as the Shandong Liuzi Opera Troupe, was established in 1959 and is affiliated with the Shandong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism. It is the only professional performing group in China that specialises in Liuzi Opera. Their repertory includes Sun An Presenting Memorials, Zhang Fei Crashing the Palace Gate, Rendezvous on the Boat after the Fair, The Story of the White Rabbit, and many more. Their performances have been highly praised by renowned artists such as Mei Lanfang, Zhang Geng, and Ma Shaobo. In recent years, the troupe has dedicated itself to safeguarding, inheriting, developing, and innovating the art form, with the aim to promote exemplary traditional culture and ensure the legacy and development of Liuzi Opera.