Students and Lovers of Huangmei Opera

HUANGMEI Opera is native to Anhui Prov- ince, as is the group of young girls learn- ing it in the provin- cial capital of Hefei. At 15 years old, Hu Yuanyuan is the youngest but tallest in her class. She has been studying Huangmei Opera for two years. Before entering the school she had neither tried nor considered learning the opera, but now finds it an intense pleasure. Gong Jingjing, 16, disliked opera in the past. During slack farming seasons opera troupes would frequently come to he…

Students and Lovers of Huangmei Opera