Shenyang Beijing Opera Theater is quite a large Beijing Opera performing group in the country. This theater has a long history. It originated from Ping Opera Working Group of Northeast China Literature Association. Which was founded in 1947. In 1959, Shenyang Beijing Opera Theater was formally founded.
Having a strong lineup and well-balanced types of roles, the theater is strong in artistic creation and performance. Within the circle, there is a saying "Qi in the South, Ma in the North and Tang outside the pass", because Qi, Ma and Tang are representative per formers of Beijing Opera. Everyone has his own style and created a performing school. Shenyang Beijing Opera Theater has Tang Yunsheng, one of those three, and other senior performers as Qin Youmei, Huang Yunpeng and Zhou Zhongbo. In recent years the theater has also trained and employed many young and middle-aged artists. Among them there are Chi Xiaoqiu, who is praised as the foremost disciple of the Cheng School, and Li Jingwen, who is called "the Queen of Wudan". Wudan is the general name for the female military characters in Beijing Opera.
The main plays of Shenyang Beijing Opera Theater are "Riding alone for One Thousand Li", "Yandang Mountain" "Hujia" and "Two Wolves Pass" etc.