The air was filled with the smell of greasepaint and the sound of traditional Chinese instruments warming up. Around 6 pm, an hour before the show began, 85-year-old Peking Opera master Yang ...

The backstage was busy and noisy. Young male Peking Opera performers in their 20s were applying makeup, adjusting costumes, ...

A scene from Xi Fushan featuring 25-year-old Peking Opera actor Xu Zhouyi (front ... segments of traditional Chinese opera. These scenes emphasize combat, acrobatics and physical storytelling.

Haines is not alone in her fascination with traditional Chinese opera. Khantisan Pinkhiew, a master's student at the Confucius Institute of Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, first learned about ...

The distinct beauty of Chinese aesthetics is ... is studying at the School of Arts, Peking University, told the Global Times. Haines' journey with Kunqu Opera began back in 2016, when she was ...

Drawn to the makeup and costumes, he has since then been learning Kunqu and Peking Opera excerpts and gaining knowledge about ancient China, Chinese etiquette and Chinese culture. The allure of ...

and to spread the excellent traditional Chinese culture," Haines, a doctoral candidate who is studying at the School of Arts, Peking University, told the Global Times. Haines' journey with Kunqu Opera ...

"The cultural exchange here brings the people of Los Angeles and China so close together," Burke told China Daily. "Tourism ...

But my patience gradually got better. And, of course, my Chinese, too.” Despite these positive traits, perhaps the best way for Cantonese opera to survive and thrive might simply be for us to ...

And Springwatch will be showcasing the best of the footage and photos that our viewers send ... It was the perfect Springwatch soap opera. This year, we're at a new site, and that's very exciting ...