Chinese folk opera staged in Chicago to celebrate Year of the Dog

Artistes performing the Sichuan opera "Jin Shan Temple" at the Chicago Symphony Center in the United States on Saturday. /Xinhua Photo

As part of Chinese New Year celebrations, a troupe of southwest China's Chongqing Sichuan Opera Theater presented traditional Chinese opera for local Chinese people. /Xinhua Photo

Sichuan opera originated in China's Sichuan Province around 1700. /Xinhua Photo