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16、ral exchanges.exchanges.What belongs toWhat belongs tothethe nationnationbelongs to thebelongs to theworld.world.Chinese Peking Opera goingChinese Peking Opera goingglobalglobalAssignmentsAssignments1. 1. WriteWrite a summarya summary about the authorabout the author s s experience ofexperience ofseeing a seeing a PekingPeking OperaOpera versionversion of Hamlet.of Hamlet.2. 2. GetGet moremore informainformat ton about on about PekingPeking OperaOpera throughthroughthe the Internet.Internet.
