Zhang Shu performs in Kong Cheng Ji (The Stratagem of a Defenseless City) At first, Zhang hesitated, but he was deeply moved by their enthusiasm and so decided to have a try at staying in the U.S., leaving his beloved Chinese audience behind. Inspired by what they saw, his American fans and opera lovers begged him to stay and teach them. In 2000, Zhang Shu, an acclaimed Lao-sheng (middle-aged or elderly male character with a trademark long, fake beard and whiskers) performer at the Beijing Peking Opera Theater, was invited by the Peking Opera Society of Philadelphia to perform in the U.S. and give lectures. Born in Beijing in the mid-19th century, it absorbed facets of a variety of performing arts from different provinces including Anhui, Hubei, Shaanxi, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, and Hebei. WITH a history spanning more than two centuries, Peking Opera is regarded as the jewel in the crown of Chinese culture.
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