Some people defend this action by saying that the phenomenon of young people wearing bikinis to perform the Beijing opera at least means they did not forget the Beijing Opera. But actually, how many of these bikini beauties really know about and like the Beijing Opera? They are just a stage property for the organizers to attract attention and they also use the Beijing Opera as a stage property. It has absolutely nothing to do with the real Beijing Opera.

“The more it is national, the more it is global.” People all know this saying. However, many people emphasize only the words “national” and “global” and in their minds, it means, “as long as it is national, it is global.”

In my opinion, what we should not ignore are the words “the more.” Only if it is an original and pure national essence, can it be global and recognized and respected by the world. The combination of the Beijing Opera and bikini means having no self-confidence on the traditional Chinese folk art and is even a disrespect or insult to it. If you do not respect others, how can you expect others to respect you?

Furthermore, these models have already raised wide queries by showing a few “Beijing Opera bikini” poses on the stage. Then, what will happen if some people wearing bikinis participate in a real Beijing Opera contest? In my opinion, they will not receive warm applauses, but will be hit by eggs pretty badly.

In a word, we can allow a Starbucks to open a shop beside Lingyin Temple, but we cannot combine the Beijing Opera with bikinis. The organizers of the show should find the reason by themselves.

(People's Daily Online)