Peking Opera has a history of more than 200 years. It was listed as a form of intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) in 2010.

【小题1】 It includes singing, dancing, acrobatics (杂技) and martial arts. All these art forms are put into one performance. Facial painting is one of the most important signs of Peking Opera.

Peking Opera is a kind of ancient Chinese art. 【小题2】 Famous Peking Opera artist Wang Peiyu wants more young people to fall in love with the art.

Wang once hosted a weekly talk show called The Wang Peiyu Peking Opera Show. On the show, Wang explained Peking Opera through different subjects, such as how to prepare for a show, or something interesting about the art. 【小题3】 Artists often spend so much money on their clothing.

To make everything easy to understand, she used simple language. 【小题4】 For example, she said in a freestyle and zihei, or zichao. After watching the show, a fan thought that it gave a simple starting point for all, whether you knew Peking Opera or not.

Today, Peking Opera is considered as one of the cultural treasures of China. 【小题5】 It serves as a bridge through which the traditional Chinese culture is introduced to other parts of the world.

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Hayao Miyazaki was born in Tokyo on 5th January 1941. As a boy, he liked to read and draw cartoons. In 1963, Miyazaki joined Toei Animation(动画片制作). At Toei, he worked on many cartoons, like the famous Puss in Boots. In 1984, he made Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. It was based on(改编自) his 1982 book of the same name. This movie was so successful that Miyazaki started his own company—Studio Ghibli one year later.

One of Miyazaki’s most popular movies is My Neighbour Totoro, made in 1988. It is a children’s movie, but many parents like it too. The movie is about two sisters who become friends with a big animal named Totoro. It is a very heart-warming story, with many fantastic characters such as Cat Bus, a cat that is also a bus. Miyazaki’s 2001 movie, Spirited Away, was even more popular than My Neighbour Totoro. In fact, it made more money than any other movie in Ghibli.

All of Miyazaki’s movies have surprising and fantastic people and creatures(生物). Many of his stories happen in worlds that are different from ours. However, they still show his ideas about real life. He often tells people how they damage the natural world. He thinks people should change how they live to save the natural world. This may be why so many people like his movies.