Locals' artistic enthusiasm keeps opera thriving

The Zhejiang Xiaobaihua Yueju Opera Troupe is a cultural and arts performance team of Xicheng district cultural center in Beijing. Founded in 1997, the opera troupe consists of more than 40 members from all walks of life and they have performed many adaptations of classics on the stage. As a troupe composed of amateurs, the members demonstrate their enthusiasm to learn the arts of Yueju Opera and make great efforts to improve their skills to better perform. Chen Hong, who is the head of the troupe, says that the members have a great sense of achievement after they perform, and they hope in the future the operatic arts can integrate with other forms of art.