The Ministry of Culture recently recognized Yisushe, a century-old theater in the provincial capital Xi'an, as a landmark of the national intangible cultural heritage qinqiang opera. Founded in 1912, the theater is the oldest existing opera troupe in China and now preserves more than 800 qinqiang opera scripts. The head of the theater, Hui Minli, said they are planning to establish a qinqiang museum, displaying the scripts, costumes and stage designs of the opera.

(Source: China Daily)