Thursday 22 March 2007

JB Ching Gay 2007 (Part #2)

Johor Bahru Ching Gay 2007 (Part #2)


Chinese Opera

Was reading The Star recently and come across this interesting article....

Quote:
Veteran Chinese opera performer doesn’t want her kids to take up ‘dying trade’Although she has given 30 years of her life to Chinese opera, Mei Ah Zuan forbids her children from following in her footsteps.

More here ... http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story...998&sec=nation

Now back to the JB Ching Gay.....

At the assembly area, there are many stages, where Chinese Opera performed, to entertain the Gods and the devotees.

These opera singers or actors are a dying breed. Nowadays people prefer Amerian Idol, MTV, Reality TVs, and etc

This is how the colourful opera stage look like



The opera singers paying homage to the Gods





The owner of the troupe



The opera singers...







The Puppetmaster?



More....

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