Jingge－songs that feature elements of Peking Opera－are gaining popularity among young people. One of the earliest such numbers that became popular is linked to the song Jiao Dao in 1964, which ...

He came, he saw, he conquered. Then he went—first to the New World, before returning to the Old. His victories began in ...

In what is now Northern Liberties, a man created the first American-made piano. 120 years later, the first sousaphone was ...

The result is a poetic masterpiece that captures the intersection of the natural world and human cultural heritage, offering ...

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 ...

Peking Opera Blues is set in 1913 Beijing, after the collapse of the last imperial dynasty. China was barely ruled by a weak government, and warlords were carving up the country. It is that rare ...

Beijing’s annual average PM2.5 fell to 27 µg/m³ in 2025, the lowest since monitoring began, and the city logged only one day of heavy pollution. Residents also saw 311 days of good or moderate air ...

Young performer takes center stage as part of an event to celebrate the Beijing Opera Art's College's past decade's achievements, Chen Nan reports. As five band members play musical instruments, such ...

Yet, by one important measure, China’s global heft is shrinking. In dollar terms, China’s gross domestic product, as a share of the global economy, peaked in 2021 at around 18.5%, when it grew to be ...

Visitors explore the exhibition The Dancing Goddess: Mei Lanfang in America at the gallery of the China Institute in New York. The exhibition, on view from March 12 to July 12, traces Mei's 1930 North ...

Music Drives Us, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting music education, has donated $6,000 worth of instruments to the Rochester Opera House, according to a community announcement. The ...