2nd National Peking Opera Festival Ends 　　The 2nd National Peking Opera Festival ended in Beijing on January 10. After 12 days of competition, the Jiangsu Peking Opera Theatre, with the opera "The Rickshaw Boy," and the Beijing Peking Opera Theatre, with the opera "Legends of Tongrentang," won the festival's highest award, the Golden Chrysanthemum Award. Many outstanding actors gave excellent performances in the concert marking the closing ceremony. The curtain fell to the applause of audiences. 　　 　　 180 Educationcul 1999-01-11 Page4