More than 100 senior citizens attend a Peking Opera event held in Baotou, in North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on July 10. Peking Opera is the most dominant form of Chinese opera which combines music, vocal performances, mime, dance and acrobatics. It originated in Beijing during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) and became fully developed and recognized by the mid-19th century. It has become an important medium for introducing Chinese traditional art and culture to the world. [Photo/Baotou Evening News]