Peking Opera Gala staged at Civic Theater in New Zealand

A girl experiences the art of Peking Opera at the 2025 "Knowing Hubei, Echoes of Peking Opera Around the World" Peking Opera Gala in Auckland, New Zealand, May 9, 2025. The 2025 "Knowing Hubei, Echoes of Peking Opera Around the World" Peking Opera Gala was staged at the Civic Theater in New Zealand's largest city Auckland on Friday evening, receiving an enthusiastic response from local audiences.

On Saturday, a Peking Opera salon further attracted keen participation from opera enthusiasts across the city. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

A lady experiences the art of Peking Opera during a Peking Opera salon in Auckland, New Zealand, May 10, 2025. The 2025 "Knowing Hubei, Echoes of Peking Opera Around the World" Peking Opera Gala was staged at the Civic Theater in New Zealand's largest city Auckland on Friday evening, receiving an enthusiastic response from local audiences.

On Saturday, a Peking Opera salon further attracted keen participation from opera enthusiasts across the city. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

Audience experience the art of Peking Opera at the 2025 "Knowing Hubei, Echoes of Peking Opera Around the World" Peking Opera Gala in Auckland, New Zealand, May 9, 2025. The 2025 "Knowing Hubei, Echoes of Peking Opera Around the World" Peking Opera Gala was staged at the Civic Theater in New Zealand's largest city Auckland on Friday evening, receiving an enthusiastic response from local audiences.

On Saturday, a Peking Opera salon further attracted keen participation from opera enthusiasts across the city. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

Artists from China's Hubei Provincial Peking Opera Theater perform at the 2025 "Knowing Hubei, Echoes of Peking Opera Around the World" Peking Opera Gala in Auckland, New Zealand, May 9, 2025. The 2025 "Knowing Hubei, Echoes of Peking Opera Around the World" Peking Opera Gala was staged at the Civic Theater in New Zealand's largest city Auckland on Friday evening, receiving an enthusiastic response from local audiences.

On Saturday, a Peking Opera salon further attracted keen participation from opera enthusiasts across the city. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

Artists from China's Hubei Provincial Peking Opera Theater perform at the 2025 "Knowing Hubei, Echoes of Peking Opera Around the World" Peking Opera Gala in Auckland, New Zealand, May 9, 2025. The 2025 "Knowing Hubei, Echoes of Peking Opera Around the World" Peking Opera Gala was staged at the Civic Theater in New Zealand's largest city Auckland on Friday evening, receiving an enthusiastic response from local audiences.

On Saturday, a Peking Opera salon further attracted keen participation from opera enthusiasts across the city. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

A lady experiences the art of Peking Opera during a Peking Opera salon in Auckland, New Zealand, May 10, 2025. The 2025 "Knowing Hubei, Echoes of Peking Opera Around the World" Peking Opera Gala was staged at the Civic Theater in New Zealand's largest city Auckland on Friday evening, receiving an enthusiastic response from local audiences.

On Saturday, a Peking Opera salon further attracted keen participation from opera enthusiasts across the city. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

Artists from China's Hubei Provincial Peking Opera Theater perform at the 2025 "Knowing Hubei, Echoes of Peking Opera Around the World" Peking Opera Gala in Auckland, New Zealand, May 9, 2025. The 2025 "Knowing Hubei, Echoes of Peking Opera Around the World" Peking Opera Gala was staged at the Civic Theater in New Zealand's largest city Auckland on Friday evening, receiving an enthusiastic response from local audiences.

On Saturday, a Peking Opera salon further attracted keen participation from opera enthusiasts across the city. (Xinhua/Long Lei)