The troupe was set up in 1984 . Most of the performers and musicians have graduated from the Peking Opera Department of the Tianjin Traditional Opera School. Now it ahs 14 national first grade performers and musicians. The troupe contains all of the roles of the Peking Opera. In the past 10 years, their reputation has spread all over the country. They have been invited to perform in HongKong, Macao, Taiwan province, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Latin America and other countries and regions. The performances caused a great sensation. Since the founding of the troupe, many people have attached great importance to it, especially the ex - mayor, LiRuihuan, who showed profound concern for the troupe, and gave specific aid to it. The troupe successively invited ZhangJunqiu, WuSuqiu, YuanShihai, YeShenglan, Guan Sushuang, LiShiji, MeiBaojiu and other famous artists to teach the skills. The troupe has fostered a lot of talented people, among them: WangLijun, MengGuanglu, LanWenyun ,ZhangKe, ZhaoXiujun, LiPeihong, LiuGuijuan, ShiXiaolian, LiuShuyun, DongYujie and other outstanding performers. Since the beginning they have won awards at the national and local tournaments and competitions many times. The superb art of the Peking Opera of Tianjin has been praised at home and abroad.