In a breakneck digital era, the ancient art of Peking opera works hard to keep flourishing

Dressed in a red-and-white warrior costume, Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting balances on one foot on the narrow handle of a ...
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Peking Opera comic actors convene for a post-training performance

Opera actors perform "Triple Attempts to Steal the Nine-dragon Goblet" at the Chang'an Grand Theater in Beijing, March 14, 2021. [Photo courtesy of BFSU] Two unique Peking Opera comic shows were ...
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Peking Opera

While they may differ only slightly in costume and makeup, all traditional opera forms, including Peking opera (京剧), are, strictly speaking, "regional," in that each is based on the music and dialect ...