Zhang Lin, 23 leading Yue opera performer dresses backstage into one of the many costumes during her night's performance, China
Zhang Lin, 23 leading Yue opera performer from the Xiao Bai Hua Shaoxing Opera Troupe dresses up backstage into one of the many costumes during her night's performance in a rural village close to Shaoxing City, Zhe Jiang province, China. She is one of the leading ights of Yue opera which as a form was born as late as the 1930's and she's been part of this troupe since she was 14. Today Yue opera like all traditional art forms faces stiff competition from television and all sorts of other entertainment and as the troupe no longer receive significant state funding, they must perform at least 150 times a year travelling far and wide across the country
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Location: Shaoxing City, Zhe Jiang province, China.
Photo credit: © christopher Pillitz / Alamy / Afripics
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