The "Cold Food Observance" was composed and written by Su Shi (1037–1101), a famous writer, poet, artist and calligrapher in the Northern Song...
The art of Buddhist figures in China took shape with the introduction of Indian Buddhism. The legend had it that on a certain night of the year 60,...
Lying at the center of Beijing, the Forbidden City 紫禁城, called Gu Gong 故宫 in Chinese, was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing...
Opera facial make-up originates from totem in ancient times, develops into facial paintings of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and eventually takes...
The Central Academy of Drama (CAD) attracts thousands of aspiring screen actors annually, but this year offered a Peking Opera major for the first...
Dancers perform in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province on Jan, 11, 2011. A grand three-act performance with the theme of...
Guqin (古琴), literally mean “ancient stringed instrument”, is the modern name for a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the...