Chinese opera masks may be a mystery to outsiders, but to lovers of Chinese opera who are familiar with Chinese arts, one look and they can easily identify the character, and even the role that the character will play in the opera. The secret? Knowing what the colors of Chinese opera masks represent Black The ...
(This is Part 2 of Xin Fengxia’s moving life story, Part 1) Their love for each other — one a renowned literary talent and the other the Queen of Pingju — touches the heart and is the admiration of the world. A talented man and a great beauty were brutally persecuted just because they were ...
Xin Fengxia (January 26, 1927 – April 12, 1998), was a Chinese Pingju opera star, performer, actress, and founder of the China Pingju Institute. Pingju is known as Northern Opera in dance and song format. Known as the “Queen of Pingju,” she pioneered her own style, which has become one of the most important and ...
Dou E Yuan, commonly translated as The Injustice of Dou E, is the masterpiece of Guan Hanqing, a playwright during the Yuan Dynasty (A.D. 1271-1368 ). The full Chinese title of the play is Gan Tiang Dong Di Dou E Yuan, which translates to The Injustice of Dou E That Touched Heaven and Earth. This story ...
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