Peking opera actress Wang Mengting, dressed in opera costume, promotes the art of Peking opera to people at the Times Square, NYC. (Xinhuanet/Wang Lei)
Aug. 19, 2014 is the 120th birthday of Peking opera master Mei Lanfang. In order to commemorate him, Beijing Peking opera theater took artists of the Mei Lanfang School to perform some of his classic shows in the U.S.