Chinese and Dutch artists perform the scene "A Surprising Dream" of Chinese Kunqu opera masterpiece "The Peony Pavilion" (youth edition) at the Zuiderstrand Theater in The Hague, the Netherlands, Sept. 19, 2019.(Xinhua/Lin Liping)

The performance is staged to introduce the charming art of Kunqu Opera, one of China's oldest forms of opera that was placed on UNESCO's list of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2001.

THE HAGUE, Sept. 20, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Dutch artists collaborate to perform the scene "A Surprising Dream" of Chinese Kunqu opera masterpiece "The Peony Pavilion" (youth edition) at the Zuiderstrand Theater in The Hague, the Netherlands.

Artists perform the Chinese Kunqu opera masterpiece "The Peony Pavilion" (youth edition) at the Zuiderstrand Theater in The Hague, the Netherlands, Sept. 19, 2019.(Xinhua/Lin Liping)

As a part of the Jiangsu Cultural and Tourism Carnival, the performance is staged to introduce the charming art of Kunqu Opera, one of the oldest forms of opera in China.(Xinhua/Lin Liping)

Unique in the performance is the collaboration with Dutch modern dance company the Groundbreakers in the classic scene "A Surprising Dream."(Xinhua/Lin Liping)

The combination of the ancient and modern arts entertains the audience greatly and receives rounds of applause. (Xinhua/Lin Liping)■