Around 70 expats living in Beijing, including embassy staff, international chamber of commerce personnel and students, attended a Peking Opera salon on Saturday to get a taste of traditional Chinese ...

One of the earliest such numbers that became popular is linked to the song Jiao Dao in 1964, which featured in the Hong Kong ...

BEIJING — Dressed in a red-and-white warrior costume, Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting balances on one foot on the narrow handle of a rosewood chair. She bends forward, lifts her other leg high and ...

Around 50 expats living in Beijing, including diplomats, chamber of commerce personnel, foreign journalists and students, attended a Peking Opera salon staged by the Fenglei (Wind and Thunder) Opera ...

In the backstage of the Mei Lanfang Theatre in Beijing, Jiang Meiyi, a young performer from the National Peking Opera Company, is applying her makeup and dressing for the upcoming performance. As the ...

Peking Opera master aims to push the boundaries of traditional theater with shows that give the old art form a modern feel. Chen Nan reports. Some members of the audience are thrilled, shaking their ...

CHINA DAILY Throughout her illustrious career, 53-year-old Shanghai native Shi Yihong has remained dedicated to the timeless ...

BEIJING “Watch out for that sword,” the rehearsal director shouted. “I don’t want anybody’s head getting cut off because you don’t know what you’re doing.” Lots of weapons were on a stage of the ...

Dressed in a red-and-white warrior costume, Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting balances on one foot on the narrow handle of a rosewood chair. She bends forward, lifts her other leg high and grasps the ...