Young Peking opera artists are devoting years to mastering its demanding techniques, hoping to win over today's audiences ...
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 ...
BEIJING — The curtain is about to fall on Beijing’s oldest opera house, as China’s unstoppable push for development forces the closure of the Ming Dynasty Peking Opera stage at the Guanghe tea house.