An ancient Chinese text dating back over 2,000 years tells the legend of King Mu, Son of Heaven. It is said that in 964 B.C., King Mu of the Zhou dynasty sent a massive band across the Gansu Corridor ...

https://doi.org/10.5325/shaw.39.1.0076 • https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/shaw.39.1.0076 Copy URL I would like to thank Stanley and Rodelle Weintraub for their ...

Dozens of schools of Chinese opera are taking the center stage in Boxing county, East China's Shandong Province, as a national exhibition aims to ensure these "living fossils" of culture not only ...

This year marks the 120th anniversary of Chinese cinema, which began in 1905 with the film “Dingjun Mountain.” Fittingly for a country with a rich, centuries-old opera tradition, this first domestic ...

“Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers,” co-written by Jesse Green. A supernatural tale that dates to 18th century China is transferred to contemporary times in “Painted Skin,” a ...

Asia Society and China Shanghai International Arts Festival present I, HAMLET, a one-man re-imagining of the Shakespeare play, featuring Chinese opera star Zhang Jun, on Monday, January 9, at 8:30 pm ...

The powerful, raw singing of Qinqiang Opera, a genre of folk Chinese opera originated in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, echoing from small screens across China is truly something special. A new ...