Australia retired Chinese ensure the everlasting charm of Cantonese opera melodies.

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Retired Chinese people in Australia regularly gather to perform Cantonese operas, connecting hearts through art and ensuring the everlasting charm of Cantonese opera melodies. "Wherever there are Chinese people in the world, there is Cantonese opera!" In a private courtyard in Sydney, Australia, there is an active private Cantonese opera troupe called Xinghua Art Garden. Most of its members are retired. Driven by their love for Cantonese operas, they gather here regularly to perform. They not only use traditional musical instruments such as the gaohu (a Chinese two-stringed fiddle), yangqin (a Chinese hammered dulcimer), and yehu (a Chinese two-stringed fiddle) brought from China, but also adhere to the traditional musical notation method that has been passed down for thousands of years – the gongche notation. Through Cantonese operas, they have found an emotional sustenance and a cultural cohesion, and they have also spread Chinese culture to all parts of the world.
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