Tibetan Opera in Beijing
Yel Bumen Tibetan Opera Troupe which performed a Tibetan opera piece based on The Epic of King Gesar at Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing last month drew huge crowds.
The legend of King Gesar can be traced back to the 11th century. It tells how the king, sent by God, banishes demons, helps the weak and unifies tribes. The Epic of King Gesar was inscribed on the UNESCO list of world intangible cultural heritage in 2009 and has been passe…