Actors wearing costumes rehearse in the ancient Baoguo Temple. FANG FEI/FOR CHINA DAILY

The Zhejiang Xiaobaihua Yueju Opera Troupe is a cultural and arts performance team of Xicheng district cultural center in Beijing. Founded in 1997, the opera troupe consists of more than 40 members from all walks of life and they have performed many adaptations of classics on the stage. As a troupe composed of amateurs, the members demonstrate their enthusiasm to learn the arts of Yueju Opera and make great efforts to improve their skills to better perform. Chen Hong, who is the head of the troupe, says that the members have a great sense of achievement after they perform, and they hope in the future the operatic arts can integrate with other forms of art.

The members of the troupe present a well-prepared repertoire to the audience. FANG FEI/FOR CHINA DAILY

The members of the troupe practice their repertoire. FANG FEI/FOR CHINA DAILY

Hu Jingyi (right), a member of the troupe, introduces the knowledge of Yueju Opera to the audience and leads them to experience the performance. FANG FEI/FOR CHINA DAILY

Chen Hong (first from left) discusses with actress Zhao Danyu about the details of a performance during an interval. FANG FEI/FOR CHINA DAILY

The members prepare their opera make-up and costumes before a performance. FANG FEI/FOR CHINA DAILY

Members enter the rehearsal hall to begin training in the morning. FANG FEI/FOR CHINA DAILY

Editor: Cheng Dengyu