BEIJING: Peking Opera master performer Cheng Yanqiu and playwright Weng Ouhong once collaborated in the production of Suo Lin Nang, a bittersweet tale with a happy ending. The production premiered ...

A new Peking Opera production titled "100-Plus Years of Shougang" is staged at the Chang'an Grand Theater in Beijing on Nov. 1, 2024. [Photo courtesy of Jingju Theater Company of Beijing] A new ...

“Then, about 200 years ago, Europe saw the rise of symphonic music at the same time as China saw the rise of Peking Opera, which is a special art form that uses characters to express emotions in ...

The new book is a collaboration between Liu, a 45-year-old veteran collector of Peking Opera costumes and props, and 81-year-old Liu Lianlun, who initially began his career as a Peking Opera actor ...

Performers at the "Nongchao" stage in Beijing Photo: Courtesy of the Qingdao Peking Opera Theater The modern Peking Opera Nong Chao, which depicts the innovation and progress of the people in ...

In July, brace yourself for a cultural spectacle as the traditions of Jingju (Peking opera) take centre stage, courtesy of the GuoGuang Opera Company from Taiwan. The premiere of the Jingju Magic ...

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 ...

Editor's note: Peking opera, a performing art that integrates singing, reciting, dancing, acting and acrobatics with instrumental accompaniment, is regarded as China's national opera. In 2010 ...

Classic Peking Opera characters have been turned into cartoon images to appeal to the young. [Photo provided to China Daily] Characters from Peking Opera have already been turned into cartoon ...

The word "kuitou" in Peking Opera is the technical term for various kinds of hats and headpieces worn by various characters in traditional Chinese operas. The headpiece worn by an individual ...