Wang Yong, president of the China National Peking Opera Company, announced the programs celebrating the company's 70th anniversary in Beijing on Jan 20.[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] China ...

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 ...

China 1913, post-revolution, when warlords fight each other while Sun Yat-Sen’s underground movement tries to establish a democratic republic. In Beijing, General Tsao is not just one of two warlords ...

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 ...

Titled Enjoy the Ride, the campaign pairs award-winning actor and longtime brand collaborator Greg Hsu with Peking Opera artist Geng Qiaoyun inspired by tangma, a stylised horse-riding performance ...

Zhou Li portrays Qin Liangyu in a classic Peking Opera piece.[Photo provided to China Daily] Nearly every month, Zhou Li, deputy director of the Chongqing Peking Opera company, leads her troupe to ...

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 ...

Peking Opera actress Zhang Wanting performs during a show at Jixiang Theatre in Beijing, China, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) BEIJING (AP) — Dressed in a red-and-white warrior ...

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 ...

In a breakneck digital era, the ancient art of Peking opera works hard to keep flourishing. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

A Peking Opera actress applies makeup backstage before a show in Beijing, China, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) The Switch 2's Virtual Boy is a tribute to Nintendo's wackiest ...