Peking Opera is a synthesis of speech, song, dance and combat. It's known as the national opera of China, and is regarded by many as the most refined form of opera in the world. It features four main ...

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 ...

Zou Yuhan, an actor from the Hubei Provincial Opera Institute, performs Han Opera. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn] When mentioning the Peking Opera, a few key words come to mind for most ...

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 ...

A Peking Opera actress applies makeup backstage before a show in Beijing, China, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) Duke's Cam Boozer and UConn's Sarah Strong win Wooden Award, wrapping ...

Peking Opera Blues is set in 1913 Beijing, after the collapse of the last imperial dynasty. China was barely ruled by a weak government, and warlords were carving up the country. It is that rare ...

Peking Opera actress Ding Yunyun shows a movement to students at the Linheli Primary School in Beijing's Tongzhou district. Photos by Zhu Xingxin / China Daily Hundreds of primary students embrace the ...

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As the scale of big-budget tentpole releases rises, Chinese productions are seeking out companies in Hong Kong and Taiwan to split the bill. A typical example is director Chen Kaige's "Mei LanFang," ...

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 ...