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🎭 Dad Bought Elaine Books About Beijing Opera. Years Later, She Stepped Into It.

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What We Experienced in Beijing: At Tianleyuan Grand Theatre near Qianmen, Elaine went from seeing Beijing Opera in books and videos to wearing the headdress, learning the gestures and experiencing one of China’s great performing traditions for herself. Some travel stories actually begin years before the trip. This one began in Shenzhen in 2018. Dad and Elaine were at Shenzhen Book City (深圳书城, Shēnzhèn Shūchéng) — a place Elaine would grow particularly...

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