Dressed in a red-and-white warrior costume, Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting balances on one foot on the narrow handle of a ...

No embroidered silk costumes. No colorful make-up. No traditional stage. With only the CD background music, a middle school music teacher in Beijing is demonstrating to her class a solo vocal piece ...

The release ceremony of 100 Peking Opera Classics in Beijing also features a performance of the genre. Liang Yue / for China Daily Celebrated Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang (1894-1961) would probably ...

While they may differ only slightly in costume and makeup, all traditional opera forms, including Peking opera (京剧), are, strictly speaking, "regional," in that each is based on the music and dialect ...

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

On a warm Saturday afternoon, the bustling tourist area around Qianmen Street in Beijing - one of the iconic spots along the Central Axis - buzzes with visitors from around the world, all drawn to its ...

Peking Opera costumes, mainly made of satin, crepe and silk and decorated with various meticulously embroidered patterns, tell a character's sex and status at first glance, marking off people from all ...