They tell stories of history, politics, society and daily life and aspire to inform as they entertain. The music of Peking opera plays a key role in setting the pace of the show, creating a particular ...

Peking Opera is an important part of China's cultural heritage. Shi maintains that it is important to keep the art moving ...

Born into a Peking opera family in Beijing, she began training and performing ... Zhao excelled in a diverse range of roles, from virtuous heroines to spirited young women. Her voice, characterized by ...

At Beijing's more than 300-year-old Zhengyici Kunqu Theatrical House, model-actress and director Chang Chunxiao shared behind-the-scenesstories of her ongoing mobile-filmed documentary project, The ...

Peking Opera is both graceful and agile, requiring performers to learn singing, dancing, acting and acrobatics. It has clearly defined roles: sheng, lao sheng, huadan, qingyi and hualian.

Scenes from Farewell My Concubine, performed at Shanghai Oriental Art Center on March 14, starring Shi Yihong as Yuji. CHINA DAILY Throughout her illustrious career, 53-year-old Shanghai native ...

Born into a Peking opera family in Beijing ... Zhao excelled in a diverse range of roles, from virtuous heroines to spirited young women. Her voice, characterized by crystalline clarity and ...