He is considered one of China’s greatest 20th-century opera performers, and his influence on the art form is still felt today ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Photos show the ancient art of Peking opera works hard to keep flourishing in the ...

BEIJING March 4, 2026 /PRNewswire=YONHAP/ -- The Qianlong Lantern Festival, a premier Spring Festival tradition in northern ...

The Qianlong Lantern Festival, a premier Spring Festival tradition in northern Zhejiang, transformed Qianyuan Town's ancient ...

The China Theater Association announced a plan to provide increased support for the country's rare opera genres, which are ...

Ghaffar Pourazar poses for a photo before a Peking Opera performance in Beijing, capital of China, Sept 30, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING -- The global success of China's acclaimed game "Black Myth: ...

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 ...

BEIJING — It's not just people — in China, the robots are also getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Friday was dress rehearsal day for four cute humanoid robots, each about 95 centimeters (3 ...

Peking Opera artists from the Jingju Theater Company of Beijing and students from the Beijing Opera Art's College perform in a gala on Nov 7. [Photo provided to China Daily] A Peking Opera gala took ...

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 ...