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Actress Dou Xiaoxuan performs Peking Opera "The Goddess of Heaven Scatters Flowers" during a preview for media at Lincoln Center in New York City, the United States, Aug. 20, 2014. "120th Anniversary of the Mei Lanfang "project was kicked off here on Wednesday under the leadership of Mei Baojiu, son of famous Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang to commemorate the 120th anniversary of Mei Lanfang and to promote the art of Peking Opera. [Photo/Wang Lei]
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On Tuesday morning, opera singers Dou Xiaoxuan, Wang Mengting, Wang Bowen, and Li Jian brought their moves to the streets of New York, even teaching tourists in Times Square a move or two.
Ian Whiton was visiting Times Square with his mother Sandy from Seattle. Whiton performed western style opera with the youth chorus of the Seattle Opera in 2011 and he was excited to see the Peking Opera performers.
"It's important to keep traditional operas alive," said Sandy, adding that both western opera and Chinese opera bear the same challenges in a modern society where interest in the opera is limited.
"Your opera friends are going to be so excited," said Sandy to her son.
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