Renowned for its graceful movements, poetic lyrics and elegant melodies, Kunqu has had a profound influence on many regional opera styles in China, including the more widely known Peking opera.

From April to September, 25 original Chinese stage productions will be held in Beijing and Leshan city, Sichuan province. The Chinese play, Da Zhai Men, or The Grand Mansion Gate, produced and ...

Editor's note: Guqin, a plucked seven-string zither, is one of the oldest and most revered traditional Chinese musical instruments. Known for its refined sound and deep cultural symbolism, the ...

I've covered Beijing's two Paralympics ... have involved inviting 100 friends to eat a whole sheep with Sichuan Opera mask-changing performances and dancing pandas; sleeping in a cave in Yan ...

Zhou Li portrays Qin Liangyu in a classic Peking Opera piece.[Photo provided to China Daily] Nearly every month, Zhou Li, deputy director of the Chongqing Peking Opera company, leads her troupe to ...