The Kunqu masterpiece “The Peony Pavilion” was staged in Macau yesterday.
Written by Chinese playwright Tang Xianzu (1550-1616) of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), it tells the story of the romance between a daughter of a wealthy official and a talented but poor young scholar.
Tang once visited Macau and wrote about it in his masterpiece, making “The Peony Pavilion” the earliest theatrical work describing the city’s scenery, said Guo Xiaonan, director of the show in Macau.
Kunqu, with a history of hundreds of years, is listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as an intangible cultural heritage.
Kunqu (崑曲) is one of the oldest extant forms of Chinese opera. – Xinhua, MPD
