Pourazar's lifelong passion for Peking Opera began by chance. In 1993, the then 32-year-old computer animator attended a performance at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall and was instantly captivated.

Ghaffar Pourazar in Beijing before a Peking Opera performance on Sept 30.[Photo provided by Ren Ke/Xinhua] The global success of the Chinese video game Black Myth: Wukong has helped introduce the ...