Peking Opera is being introduced to primary and middle school students in an effort 【小题1】 (promote) the traditional art to the younger generation in our country. Textbooks about Peking Opera were firstly compiled and published by People’s Education Press in 2015. The textbooks for 【小题2】 (option) courses have been put on trial use in junior middle schools in the Fengtai district and 【小题3】 (use) in middle schools across the city in the future. The textbooks 【小题4】 primary schools also will be rolled out.

Since 2008, Beijing 【小题5】 (start) a program to provide opera training at dozens of primary schools. Peking Opera arose during 【小题6】 rule of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. It flourished for decades in China and 【小题7】 its fame spread, it drew audiences in other countries, 【小题8】 (include) the United States and Japan. Yet over the years, its 【小题9】 (popular) faded away. While a significant number of people listened to radio productions of Peking Opera before the 1980s, generations 【小题10】 (bear) after that pursued pop culture over the traditional arts.