Peking Opera is a synthesis of speech, song, dance and combat. It's known as the national opera of China, and is regarded by many as the most refined form of opera in the world. It features four main ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nearly every month, Zhou Li, deputy director of the Chongqing Peking Opera company, leads her troupe to local schools and colleges for Peking Opera workshops. These sessions feature introductions to ...

Let's discuss wizard theater and the rise of classical Chinese theater and Beijing Opera. This week we're headed to China to learn about the ancient origins of theater there. We'll look at the early ...

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 grasps the ...