Peking opera is a Chinese art form incorporating singing, acting and martial arts. In addition to the singing, choreography and painted faces, the music plays a key role in Peking Opera. 

Jinghu is the principal instrument in the orchestra, setting the pace of the show, creating the desired atmosphere and guiding the progress of the stories. 

Meng Lingshen, a young Jinghu performer with China National Peking Opera Company, introduces what she described to her foreign friends as a "two-stringed violin" and takes you to the beautiful world of this national Chinese art form.