Weekend Classic—Hong Niang
Time & Date: 7:00 PM 9 August 2008
      Venue    : Changhe Garden, Experience Venue, China Beijing Opera Academy Experimental Theater
Price (RMB): 50, 100, 120, 380

Hong Niang (The Romance of The Western Chamber)
About the Story:
The Romance of the Western Chamber tells that a young scholar Zhang Sheng went to the capital city to take the highest imperial examination. When he stayed in a temple, he met Cui Yingying, daughter of the then Prime Minister and fell in love with her. At that time, a group of robbers besieged them. Yingying's mother declared that she would marry her daughter to whomever could save them. Zhang Sheng managed to do that with his friend's help. But her mother refused to keep her words because he was poor. However, Yingying and Zhang Sheng loved each other very much. With the help of Hong Niang, Yingying's maid, they broke the barrier.

Casting
Guan Bo
Born in Liaoning Province in 1970, Guan Bo is a woman of Han Nationality. She is the first-class Peking Opera actress in China State-Owned Peking Opera Company and was the graduate of Liu Changyu, a very famous PO artist. Guan started her Peking Opera performance career in 1981 as an actress in Ying Kou Peking Opera Troupe. She entered China State-Owned Peking Opera Company after graduated from The National Academy of Chinese Theater Arts, when she began to study after Liu Changyu.
Guan Bo held her solo Guan Bo Peking Opera Orchestra Concert in Poly Theatre in 2006.
Guan’s representative: The Romance of The Western Chamber, Looking For Jade Bracelet, Jin Yunu 

 Zhang Wei
Zhang Wei is an actor of China State-Owned Peking Opera Company. He was born in Beijing in 1968. After graduated from The National Academy of Chinese Theater Arts, Zhang Wei learned skills from Qi Rongsheng, Li Debin, Jiang Shiyu, Xiao Runde, Zhang Chunxiao and Ye Shaolan. In 1990 at 200-year Anniversary of Hui Troupe Entering Beijing, Yang performed Wu Zetian with Li Shiji and gained considerable good comments. In 1992, Yang won best assisting role in Cheng Tian Queen. He entered China State-Owned Peking Opera Company IN 1993.
Zhang Wei’s Representative: Small Banquet , Legend of White Snake, Jade Gate Pass, Luochuan Story, Luo Cheng Challenge the Enemy, Story of Tan Sword, Hate of Living and Death, Yu Tang Chun, Jian Jiu Ling, Linjiang Meeting