The old and nuanced art of Peking opera is working hard to flourish in an era of digital entertainment and incessant screens.

A Beijing exhibition curated by Luo Ning uses rare vinyl records to trace nearly 100 years of Chinese music, from Peking Opera to early pop and beyond.

Young Peking opera artists are devoting years to mastering its demanding techniques, hoping to win over today's audiences ...

The old and nuanced art of Peking opera is working hard to flourish in an era of digital entertainment and incessant screens. It's doing so through people like Zhang Wanting, an actress who is so ...

Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting performs poses that can take months to perfect, and leave more than a few bruises.

Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting, currently appearing in The Masked Heroine, started training in the art form in her ...

More than 200 years ago, an opera troupe from what is now Anhui province journeyed to Beijing, the capital city, to commemorate Emperor Qianlong's birthday during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). This ...

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 ...

Although there are more than 360 ancient local operas in China, Peking Opera is known as China's national opera, despite its comparatively young 200-year history. Although it is called Peking Opera, ...

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