This year's arts festival will last until Oct 28. The organizing team has planned to host an assortment of opera-related activities over the next two weeks. As part of the festival, 24 Yueju Opera plays will be staged at four theaters in Shaoxing and 40 opera shows will be presented to the public at eight squares in the heart of the city.

Shaoxing has made numerous efforts to rejuvenate Yueju Opera over the past years. Today, there are over 230 privately-funded opera troupes in the city presenting more than 37,000 performances every year.

Opera performers show off the lottery tickets themed on Yueju Opera in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province on Oct 13. [Photo/VCG]