21 March 2009

The Dragon’s Stage




The Dragon’s Stage
The Chinese Opera Artifacts from the Palace Museum

I went there with my family last Sunday. It is an exhibition about Chinese Operas. It is as a kind of entertainment in the Qing Dynasty. This exhibition shows the opera’s development, the evolution of official institutions in charge of operas and the materials used for operas in the Qing imperial court. This makes me have a better understand in traditional Chinese Operas.







Print of Yangliuqing New Year Picture—"Xianxiang Qingyun"
Gao Tongxuan
Late Qing Dynasty (mid-19th to early 20th century)
68.5 x 118cm







Lady's magenta satin armour embroidered with golden net pattern Guangxu's region (1875 - 1908)
Height: 134.5cm







Album depicting "Nazha Disturbing the Sea"
Guangxu's reign (1875 - 1908)
39 x 33cm









The tour guided handbook which shows all the information in this exhibition