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Zhang Yimou's Peking Opera film to be screened

The Peking Opera film, You And Me, will be screened at the Opera House of the National Center for the Performing Arts.

Set against the backdrop of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), the production tells the story of Lord Zheng putting aside family differences to join forces with his mother.

Combing the techniques of traditional Peking Opera, a 200-year-old genre that incorporates different art forms like singing, dancing, acrobatics and martial arts, the film, directed by Zhang Yimou, also features multimedia design elements.

2 pm, Sept 5. Opera House of National Center for the Performing Arts, 2 West Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng district, Beijing. 010-6655-0000.