From March 8 to 10, one of the most-performed Kunqu Opera The Peony Pavilion was staged at the China National Opera House in Beijing, the first time the total 55-act performance was given in the capital. Inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, Kunqu Opera, one of the oldest traditional Chinese operas, has a history of over 600 years. With a combination of singing, dancing and acting, as well as the accompaniment of a live band, it is performed in the melodic Suzhou dialect.