Livestreaming helps the troupe's performances reach wider viewership on the internet. [Photo by Pei Qiang for China Daily]

As other forms of traditional opera in the country have been seeking to increase their audience, the An Wan Qinqiang Opera troupe has gone viral both online and offline with its latest performance on Jan 8 viewed more than 2 million times on the streaming platform Kuaishou.

Before the show started, tens of thousands gathered at the square to enjoy a visual and vocal feast.