Television,which made its first serious appearance in 1939,did not become common until the early 1950s.Since then,millions of children have grown...
Culture
Comedy films have found a bigger stage in Chinese cinema in recent years.However,insiders say itfs very dificult to produce good...
Only one in ten films made in China last year attracted an audience,indicating major problems in the domestic cinema market,says...
At first,movies pleased people just because the experience of watching them was new.Trains dashed toward the camera,crowds walked along the...
In general,Chinese Operas can be divided into two genres.The first is based on the story-telling and ballad-singing arts such as...
A Famous Actor:Mei Lanfang In the course of the development of Beijing Opera,a number of talented actors created highly distinctive...
Yu Opera Yu Opera,also called“Henan Clapper Opera”or“Henan High Tune",is a major local opera in Henan Province and enioys nationwide popularity.There...
Huangmei Opera,formerly known as Huangmei tunes or tea-picking opera,was based on the folk songs and dances in the bordering area...
About the Painting of Face,it is said that this special art derived from the Chinese opera has diferent origins.But no...
One of China's most famous art forms is the 200-year-old Jingxi(Beiing Opera).Other regions have also developed distinctive operatic style. With...
Styles of Facial Make-up What appeals to foreigners most might be the different styles of facial make-up,which is one of...
Dramatic performance was a powerful art that could capture audiences and stir the emotions,thereby influencing the atitudes of the people....
The great art“Nishangyuyi”is the essence of the Chinese philosophy. The flow and the ability of changing in that dance were...
The art of Chinese dance traces its origins to even before the appearance of the first written Chinese characters. Chinese...
Like any other ancient nations;the primitive Chinese sang folk songs at hunting,sacrificial rites,wooing,wedding,and pasturing.People pursuedmusic for pleasure.The townspeople were more...
Cao Xueqin(1716-1763)is the author of famous Chinese work A Dream of Red Mansions.His given name was Cao Zhan.A Han Chinese...
Zheng He or Cheng Ho in Wade-Giles(1371-1435),was a famous Chinese mariner and explorer who made the voyages collectively referred to...
Xin Qiji(28 May,1140-1207)was a Chinese poet and military leader during the Southern Song dynasty. At the time of his life,northern...
Early Career Lu You(1125-1210),was a Chinese poet of the southern Song dynasty. Lu You came from a family in which...
White snow in Spring White Snow in Spring is said to be composed by Shi Kuang in the Jin State...