Leading role

Peking Opera actor Qu Jingda was born in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. At 35, Qu came to Beijing to study Peking Opera in 1998 and joined the China National Peking Opera Company in 2004. One of his signature roles was of Sun Wukong in the China National Peking Opera Company's production of Havoc in the Heavenly Kingdom. The play is part of the ongoing celebration ofthe 70th anniversary of the China National Peking Opera Company.