Chinese opera is an important feature of the country's art and culture, with a long history and diverse elements such as literature, music, dance and martial arts. The ninth Chinese Opera Culture Week ...

A local Chinese opera group is breathing new life into two ancient tales. “Women in Times of War,” presented by Hwa Sheng Chinese Opera Club in Seattle, will showcase two popular stories from the ...

The China Association of Performing Arts Committee has launched a branch that will be dedicated to traditional Chinese opera. About 30 troupes from around the country, including the National Peking ...

Reporting from San Francisco — The world needs more Chinese opera. China needs it too. China has some 29 opera houses. Only Italy, Germany, the U.S. and Russia have more. China has more ...

Two of the greatest philanderers in world literature will share a stage in a new opera premiering this weekend in San Francisco. "The Grand Seducers: Giovanni Meets Xi-men Qing" brings Don Giovanni, a ...

Modernity need not be the enemy of tradition. In some ways it may even enhance it. Traditional works of literature, for instance, can be better presented by modern printing techniques. Likewise with ...

Photographer Zhang Yaxin was one of the only people in China with access to color film during the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-76). Zhang was a photographer for Xinhua News Agency when he was ...

The upcoming Captain America: Civil War may be about an old U.S. propaganda hero, but hype for the next Marvel installment has become a global phenomenon. As part of that hype, Hong Kong-based artist ...

In this undated photo released by Miss Bikini International Committee on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, contestants in swimwears and traditional Chinese opera headpieces dance during an rehearsal for their ...