The Peking Opera and Kunqu Opera office of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) held a lecture titled "The Formation and Evolution of Peking Opera Schools" at the Institute of Culture and History of the CPPCC on Oct 21.

Jiang Xinzhi, vice-chairman of the CPPCC National Committee and director of the Peking Opera and Kunqu Opera office, attended the event. Han Dongmei, deputy secretary-general of the CPPCC National Committee and executive deputy director of the Peking Opera and Kunqu Opera office, presided over the lecture.

The lecture was delivered by Liu Tong, a member of the CPPCC National Committee, deputy director of the Peking Opera and Kunqu Opera office, and former president of the Jingju Theatre Company of Beijing.

Focusing on Peking Opera's roots in China's profound and extensive civilization and ways to promote the art form's flourishing development, the lecture highlighted the enduring vitality of innovation and creativity in Peking Opera, a quintessential form of Chinese art.

Participants noted that the lecture combined explanation with performance and presented its subject in an accessible and engaging manner. It offered a comprehensive account of how Peking Opera schools uphold tradition while embracing innovation, as well as of the profound and distinctive spiritual values of fine traditional Chinese culture. 

Participants said they would strengthen ties among CPPCC members and maintain close contact with people from the participating groups they represent, using traditional Chinese opera as a bridge to build broader consensus.

They also pledged to contribute their insights and efforts to preserving and promoting fine traditional Chinese culture and developing a strong socialist culture in China.