The earliest predecessor of the Peking Opera Company of China was the Yan'an Ping Opera Research Institute, which was established in 1942, and had an inscription for the theater "Pushing through the old and bringing forth the new". On this basis, it has been adjusted several timesOn January 10, 1955, the China Peking Opera Company was officially established, with Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang as the first director. The first of the guidelines and tasks set by the premier for the Peking Opera Company for China is thisIt should play an exemplary role throughout the country
With the increasing prosperity of China's literary and artistic undertakings, the Peking Opera Company of China is playing an increasingly important representative, exemplary and guiding role. In order to avoid ambiguity in the name and confusion in concepts, comprehensively establish a good social image of the National Theatre, further enhance the comprehensive strength of the Theatre, and expand the international influence of Peking Opera art, on November 28, 2007, with the approval of the Central Editorial Office, the China Peking Opera Company was officially renamed the National Peking Opera Company, that is, the China National Peking Opera Company.
Since its establishment, the National Peking Opera Company of China has carried forward the past and forged ahead into the future, bringing forth the new, forming the artistic style of the theater, and making continuous efforts for the prosperity and development of Peking Opera and making brilliant achievements. The theater also undertakes important foreign cultural exchange tasks, and has made positive contributions to promoting cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries and enhancing the friendship between the Chinese people and the people of other countries.
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