Chinese Culture Festival 2026: Chinese Opera Festival — Luoyang Yu Opera Troupe

Luoyang, a city of elegance, is famous for its iconic peonies, with Yu Opera as its artistic soul. The legendary Ma Jinfeng, creator of the shuai dan (military-leading female) role type, combines stylised movements of qingyi (virtuous female), daomadan (sword-wielding and riding female), and wusheng (martial male), and is acclaimed as ‘the Peony of Luoyang’. Specialised in the shuai dan role, her