183 Beijing Operas - Li the Heavenly King - Number 226

Li the Heavenly King

Beijing Opera - "Havoc in Heaven"

Li the Heavenly King with a red pointed three-tile face has a role in the opera "Havoc in Heaven." His name is Li Jing and he is also called Li the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King. In the opera "Havoc in Heaven," he is sent by the Jade Emperor with a host of heavenly soldiers to arrest the Monkey King.