Chen Kaige's Peking Opera themed movie Forever Enthralled about icon Mei Lanfang has given the traditional art form a new lease of life and even photographic studios are profiting.
Hu Shuxue, 23, an advertising executive recently spent half her weekend and 980 yuan dressing up in Peking Opera costumes and being snapped, after watching the movie.
"After seeing my 'traditional photo album' all my colleagues want to take photos dressed as Peking Opera characters like Madame White Snake, Du Liniang or Yu Ji," Hu says.
Producing Peking Opera photos has become trendy. Currently, in Beijing, there are around 10 studios catering to customers who want Peking Opera themed photos.
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A photographer snaps pictures of a customer dressed as a Peking Opera character in the Shaoduo Peking Opera Photography Studio in Beijing. Courtesy of Shaoduo Peking Opera Photography Studio
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