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2018 First Extraordinary Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 3
BY SENATOR CARTER
COMMENDATIONS. Commends the Hubei Provincial Peking Opera for its outstanding
achievements and its recognition of the Tri Centennial for New Orleans, and designates
February 22, 2018, as Hubei Provincial Peking Opera Theater Day at the capitol.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend the Hubei Provincial Peking Opera Theater for its outstanding achievements
3 and its recognition of the "Tri Centennial" for New Orleans, Louisiana, and to
4 designate February 22, 2018, as Hubei Provincial Peking Opera Theater Day at the
5 state capitol.
6 WHEREAS, as a "thoroughfare to nine provinces" in Hubei, China, Wuhan has
7 witnessed the popularity of Peking opera since the 1930s and is known as one of the "Three
8 Wharves of Peking Opera" and a key city for Peking opera in China; and
9 WHEREAS, founded in 1970, Hubei Provincial Peking Opera Theater has developed
10 rapidly and has become the leader of the Peking opera circle in Hubei as well as a culture
11 brand of Hubei; it was titled "National Key Peking Opera Troupe" by China's Ministry of
12 Culture in 2005; and
13 WHEREAS, in the four decades after the foundation of the theater, it has carried
14 forward the fine tradition of Peking opera; and
15 WHEREAS, more than two hundred excellent traditional operas have been staged
16 in this theater, and has been bestowed with many honors, such as the National Wenhua
17 Award, Award of Association of Chinese Theater Arts, Grand Award of Excellent
18 Repertoire in China, Golden Award and Silver Award of China Peking Opera Art Festival,
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1 and Award of Top Ten Fine Operas of National Fine Stage Arts Program; and
2 WHEREAS, the theater boasts of a number of artists with profound attainments, for
3 example, the famous Peking opera performing artist Zhu Shihui, and the Plum Performance
4 Award winner Pei Yongjie and Wang Xiaochan, as well as CCTV Young Peking Opera
5 Actor Contest Gold Medalist Wan Xiaohui, Tan Yuan, Wang Ming, and Tang Kai; and
6 WHEREAS, the performers of the theater are all professionals of Peking opera,
7 having been trained for years with the four skills of Peking opera including singing,
8 dialogue, dancing, and martial arts; and
9 WHEREAS, singing is utilized to intensify the appeal of the art by all kinds of tones,
10 and dialogue is the complement of singing which is full of musical and rhythm sensation;
11 and
12 WHEREAS, dancing refers to the body movements requiring high-performing skills;
13 and
14 WHEREAS, martial arts is the combination and transformation of traditional Chinese
15 combat exercises with dances; and
16 WHEREAS, the theater once sent performing groups to many countries and regions,
17 such as the USA, Russia, Canada, Australia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Malta, and Mauritius.
18 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
19 does hereby commend the Hubei Provincial Peking Opera Theater for its outstanding
20 achievements; does hereby recognize and record for posterity its unwavering commitment
21 to excellence in recognizing and participating in the "Tri Centennial" for New Orleans,
22 Louisiana, serving the state's citizens; does hereby extend enduring appreciation for the pride
23 and honor it brings to the state of Louisiana; and does hereby designate Thursday,
24 February 22, 2018, as Hubei Provincial Peking Opera Theater Day at the state capitol.
25 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
26 Xie Fei with the Chinese Consulate.
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
SR 3 Original 2018 First Extraordinary Session Carter
Commends the Hubei Provincial Peking Opera Theater for its outstanding achievements,
recognizes its unwavering commitment to excellence in recognizing and participating in the
"Tri Centennial" for New Orleans, and extends enduring appreciation for the pride and honor
it brings to the state, and designates Thursday, February 22, 2018, as Hubei Provincial
Peking Opera Theater Day at the state capitol.
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