BEIJING — The curtain is about to fall on Beijing’s oldest opera house, as China’s unstoppable push for development forces the closure of the Ming Dynasty Peking Opera stage at the Guanghe tea house.

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 Peking Opera actress Zhang Wanting performs during a show at Jixiang ...

BEIJING (AP) — 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 ...