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Mei Lanfang was famous for his masterful performances as female leads. In the 1930s, he introduced American audiences to the world of Chinese opera

By 1930, Mei Lanfang had already achieved superstardom as an opera performer in China. He had become one of the country’s most beloved dan, the term for performers of female singing roles. These roles ...
Capital Gazette

In a breakneck digital era, the ancient art of Peking opera works hard to keep flourishing

BEIJING — Dressed in a red-and-white warrior costume, Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting balances on one foot on the narrow handle of a rosewood chair. She bends forward, lifts her other leg high and ...
Global Times

Stepping onto the Peking Opera stage as a Daomadan

In the backstage of the Mei Lanfang Theatre in Beijing, Jiang Meiyi, a young performer from the National Peking Opera Company, is applying her makeup and dressing for the upcoming performance. As the ...
WSLS 10

In a breakneck digital era, the ancient art of Peking opera works hard to keep flourishing

Read full article: SWVA roads improve, still have areas of ice BEIJING – Dressed in a red-and-white warrior costume, Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting balances on one foot on the narrow handle of a ...
The Vindicator

Ancient art of Peking opera works hard to keep flourishing

BEIJING (AP) — Dressed in a red-and-white warrior costume, Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting balances on one foot on the narrow handle of a rosewood chair. She bends forward, lifts her other leg high ...