Zou Yuhan, an actor from the Hubei Provincial Opera Institute, performs Han Opera. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn] When mentioning the Peking Opera, a few key words come to mind for most ...

Zhang (left), blending martial arts and acrobatic movements, performs during a show at Jixiang Theatre in Beijing. Photo: AP Dressed in a red-and-white warrior costume, Peking opera actress Zhang ...

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, ...

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, it was ...

Peking Opera actress Ding Yunyun shows a movement to students at the Linheli Primary School in Beijing's Tongzhou district. Photos by Zhu Xingxin / China Daily Hundreds of primary students embrace the ...

BEIJING — 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 and ...

Starting Tuesday next week, China's best Peking opera troupe is going to give a boost to this traditional Chinese theatrical form in Taiwan, with performances at the National Theater and lectures at ...

Two of the top Peking opera actors in Taiwan, Wu Hsing-kuo (吳興國) and Wei Hai-min (魏海敏), are set to perform their 1994 adaptation of the Greek tragedy "Medea" in Taipei from Friday, according to the ...

After a six-year hiatus, the China National Peking Opera Co returned to the Hong Kong Arts Festival with performances from Feb 24 to Friday. The Cosmos Sword, created and premiered by the famed Peking ...

The Lhasa Shoton Festival kicked off in Lhasa, the Xizang Autonomous Region, on Wednesday. During the seven-day festival, some new programs in arts, sports and environmental protection will be ...

Tsui Hark‘s “Peking Opera Blues” returned to the big screen in a new 4K Dolby Atmos restoration, with the remastered version screening at the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival. The event was ...