Veteran Kunqu Opera actress brings 600-year-old art to campus

A special moment during the lecture occurred when Jowairia Hamdy Abdelghaffar Ahmed Ismail (known as Shu Ling in her Chinese name), an Egyptian student at the university, spontaneously took the stage to sing a famous passage from the classic Kunqu Opera piece, The Peony Pavilion.

Following this, Luo Sujuan, a young actress from the Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre, performed a traditional piece, demonstrating the intricate techniques of makeup, costume, and character portrayal. She also performed an excerpt from The Peony Pavilion, allowing the audience to experience the beauty of Kunqu's melodies firsthand.