When describing Peking Opera, a traditional Chinese opera style with a history of 200 years, ... Shi Junling's cartoon characters of Peking Opera Photos: Courtesy of Shi Junling .

As the scale of big-budget tentpole releases rises, Chinese productions are seeking out companies in Hong Kong and Taiwan to split the bill. Chen profiles Peking opera legend ...

In his solo exhibition, Shanghai artist Liu Linghua, 38, has attempted to represent the indigenous Chinese images of Peking Opera with a primarily Western approach: oil on canvas.

Even readers who are not familiar with the classical Chinese theatre will find this book accessible and inviting. There are few books on Chinese opera available in non-Chinese languages. The late A.C.

A well-established Peking opera artist believes that the art should hold its Chinese identity despite its translation.. The Chinese quintessence Jingju is actually not equal to western opera or ...

Sun Ping, a Peking Opera veteran performer and member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), speaks to China.org.cn on March 10, 2016 in Beijing.

A stage performance by bikini-clad women wearing headpieces styled after traditional Peking Opera has sparked debate in China after photos were made public this week, highlighting divided views on ...

It's hard for international audiences to understand Chinese opera without examples of images and words," she says. ... in 1904. Many Peking Opera masters, such as Yuan Shihai and Ma Lianliang, ...

From Kevin Tibbles, NBC News correspondentIt is a centuries old, elaborate tradition simply called "the Peking Opera."Acting, singing (although to the western ear that is debatable), tumbling and ...