Peking Opera With its fascinating and artistic accompanying music, singing and costumes, the Peking Opera is China's national opera. Full of Chinese cultural facts, the opera presents the audience wi Read more »
As president of the Guiyang Municipal Peking Opera Troupe, Hou Danmei is known for her persistent efforts in innovating Peking Opera, China's national artistic essence. With her deep passion and commi Read more »
Kunqu Kunqu, or Kunshanqiang, first appeared in the late Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), some 600 years ago, in the lower Yangtze Valley. It was one of the earliest genres of drama and named for its birthp Read more »
The Forefather of Chinese Opera - Qinqiang
The Forefather of Chinese Opera - Qinqiang Also dubbed Luantan, Qinqiang Opera is a local Chinese opera that mainly thrives in north China’s Shaanxi Province, as well as its neighboring regions in No Read more »
Types of Facial Make-up in Beijing Opera
As mentioned earlier, specific types of facial make-up in Beijing Opera are put on the actors' faces to symbolize the personalities, characteristi Read more »
Qimo (stage props) is the name for all stage properties and some simple decorations. The term first occurred in the Jin Dynasty (265-420). Qimo includes articles of everyday life such as candlesticks, Read more »
The Origin of Lv OperaLv Opera, the main local opera in Shandong Province, was once named "Make-up Dulcimer" or "Dulcimer Opera," deriving from Shangdong Dulcimer. Shangdong Dulcimer was a kind of t Read more »
Just as "xintianyou" in Shannxi Province and "huaer" in Qinghai, Qingpu (Qingpu is now a district of Shanghai) field songs are primitive folk songs native to Shanghai. They have been listed as a key p Read more »
The drum occupies a prominent place in Chinese culture. Though the exact origin of the Chinese drum is still subject to debate, ancient literatures show that it is about as old as Chinese history it Read more »
An Elegant Emulsion: Chinese Water Colors And Western Oils
Despite their best intentions, European missionaries to China became known more for their skills in art and science than for the Christian messages they were sent out to preach. Along with clocks and Read more »
Secrets of the Temple of Heaven
A world-class artistic treasure, Beijing's Temple of Heaven has many stories behind its architectural charm. Built by Emperor ChengZu in 1420, the Temple of Heaven was used as a place of worship by a Read more »
Writing Brush Among the various calligraphic tools, the writing brush is special to China. It represents one of the four treasures of study, which also include paper, ink and ink stone. The writing Read more »
The history of Chinese calligraphy is as long as that of China itself. Calligraphy is a special category in China's world of fine arts and one of the most challenging Chinese art forms for a foreigner Read more »
A Ming Dynasty seal made of ox horn (5 x 5 x 5.5cm)Seal engraving is a unique art form of Chinese characters. To trace the origin of Chinese seals, one has to relate it to the discovery of t Read more »
Ahdili: The Prince of Tightrope Walking
Ahdili: The Prince of Tightrope Walking Ahdili was born in 1971 in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and his father was the five-generation descendant of Dawazi (tightrope walkin Read more »
Diabolo spinning, also known as "bell spinning" or "kite spinning," is a traditional form of folk acrobatics of the Han people all over the country, especially northern China. The diabolo refers to a Read more »
Gaomiao Relics, Hunan Province Earliest White Pottery
Gaomiao Relics, Hunan Province Earliest White Pottery Period: Neolithic (circa 9000 BC))Listed in: 2005Excavated by: the Hunan Province Cultural Relics and Archeological Research InstitutioinArcheolo Read more »
Xiaohuangshan Relics, Shengzhou, Zhejiang Province
Xiaohuangshan Relics, Shengzhou, Zhejiang Province Period: Neolithic (circa 9000 BC)Listed in: 2005Excavated by: the Zhejiang Province Cultural Relics and Archeological Research Institute and the She Read more »
Fengxiang-cradle of clay-figurine
The craft of making painted clay-figurines of Fengxiang has a recorded history of more than 3,000 years. According to archaeologists, the decorative designs of Fengxiang's figurines ma Read more »
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