China has more than 300 forms of traditional opera, of which Peking Opera is the most popular. Peking Opera evolved from Kunqu Opera, an even more ancient art of drama listed by UNESCO in 2001 ...

Peking opera is a performance art incorporating singing, reciting, acting, martial arts. Although widely practised throughout China, its performance centres on Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai. Peking ...

It gave her great joy to see the foreign students present a Peking Opera show on campus after studying for just two weeks. Shi went on to perform and talk about Peking Opera at top universities ...

Peking Opera has been a game changer for Swedish actor Timothy Pilotti, which led him to China and shaped his passion for cultural exchanges. The connection between the 37-year-old actor and ...

BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Yanxia, a renowned Peking opera artist, died from an illness at the age of 97 in Beijing on Wednesday, according to the Jingju Theater Company of Beijing.