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Here is an English introduction to the Peking Opera piece “The Goddess Scatters Flowers” (《天女散花》): In this elegant and symbolic Peking Opera performance, a heavenly maiden (often interpreted as a Bodhisattva or celestial being) descends from the heavens to Earth. Sent by the Buddha, she comes to scatter sacred flowers over the mortal world. Each […]