1988: Peking Opera Crew Defected and Sought Asylum in the United States
Peking Opera: Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy was one of only eight “model plays” allowed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) used to brainwash the people. Such was the popularity of this opera that it was in the repertoire of almost all Peking Opera troupes in China, particularly during the Cultural Revolution. However, 33 years ...