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Replica of a 19th century Chinese Opera costume shop in Shanghai, at the Shanghai History Museum, inside the Oriental Pearl Tower.

 

During the heydays of Peking Opera (fig.), in the mid-19th century AD, there were plenty of shops making, as well as selling opera costumes (fig.) and theatre stage properties.

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