Since the late Qing Dynasty, Zhou Qin argues that no truly great Kunqu Opera librettos have been written, at least none that ...

Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The 15th Haitang Yaji (Crabapple Blossom gathering or Blossoms of Wisdom gathering), ...

Diplomacy often masquerades as theater. And nearly nine years after his first state visit to China, Donald Trump returned to ...

I arrived at Chengdu East Station on a balmy spring night after taking the high-speed train from Hong Kong. The ride was roughly eight hours of idyllic countryside landscapes with brief station stops ...

From Mei Lanfang’s groundbreaking U.S. tour in 1930 to today’s fusion of Beijing opera with Western genres, Chinese music has long been a bridge across cultures. These exchanges have sparked ...

It was a travelling display of American political and corporate power. Not that the hosting Chinese were short of symbolic ...

Strolling through centuries-old streets, dressing in traditional Hanfu attire, and crafting personalized handicrafts via ...

Strolling through centuries-old streets, dressing in traditional Hanfu attire, and crafting personalized handicrafts via intangible cultural heritage techniques -- these are activities being enjoyed ...

In ancient China, summer heat could be deadly long before the advent of air conditioning. To survive it, people resorted to remedies ranging from imperial ice sculptures and water-powered fans to the ...