Both Mei and Zhou were notable actors in Peking opera, a major genre of traditional Chinese opera, or "Xiqu," that arose in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) in Beijing. Mei, born in 1894, was famous for ...
The magical face-changing in Sichuan Opera is a century-old Chinese intangible cultural heritage. In Chengdu, Xinhua reporter Dasha sensed the vibrant pulse of this traditional art thriving in modern ...