Cantonese Opera

By Tewfic El-Sawy

October 4^th, 2017

cantonese opera

The Chinese tradition of Yueju (Cantonese) opera combines Mandarin operatic traditions and Cantonese dialect. An important form of recreation, the opera is also, in some rural communities, combined with ceremonial, religious and sacrificial elements into a spiritual amalgam of art and custom known as Shengongxi. Yueju opera is popular throughout China and provides a cultural bond among Cantonese speakers in the country and abroad.

These photographs were made in New York City's Chinatown.

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