京剧明星张火丁踏上纽约首演之旅

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David Barboza, 京剧明星张火丁踏上纽约首演之旅. 纽约时报中文网, Sept 1, 2015
cn.nytstyle.com/culture/20150901/t01zhang/

, which is translated from

David Barboza, A Chinese Opera Star Takes a Turn in the US; A singer dedicated to a national art form and to Beijing's cultural initiative. New York Times, Aug 31, 2015.

Note: "What American audiences will see is a 1,000-year-old treasured art form, morality tales dressed up in elaborate costumes, fight scenes, acrobatics and stylized movement and gestures that appear to be pantomime."
(a) Why, Peking Opera is about 150 years old.
(b) why (interjection): "— used to express mild surprise, hesitation, approval, disapproval, or impatience <why, here's what I was looking for>"
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/why