villagers watch traditional opera in hangzhou
xinhua| updated: january 25, 2019
aerial photo taken on jan 23, 2019 shows villagers rowing to watch traditional opera in hexidai village of tangqi township in hangzhou, capital of east china's zhejiang province. traditional chinese classical operas like "liang shanbo and zhu yingtai", also known as "the butterfly lovers" are staged in hexidai village ahead of the lunar new year, or spring festival, which falls on feb 5 this year. [photo/xinhua]