Culture

Most painters of the early Qing Dynasty（1644-1911）adopted the artistic style of their predecessors and created many animal paintings characterized by...

Many emperors of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) like Taizu, Xuanzong, Xianzong and Xiaozong were also skilful animal painters. The "Picture...

During the Mongol Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), the Han literati who were deprived of any political privileges had to paint landscape,...

Carrying on the tradition of the Tang and the Five Dynasties，more and more horse painters appeared in the Song Dynasty（960-1279）.For...

For the first time in history，animal-themed paintings began to become an independent genre of art in the Tang Dynasty（618-907）.The Tang...

In 1935, the great Chinese opera star Mei Lanfang (1894-1961 AD) toured the former Soviet Union. Some fans returned to...

Western opera attempts to reproduce the real world on stage. Kunqu opera, on the other hand, uses stylized performing techniques...

Kunqu librettos are comprised of prose, local dialect, and poetry. Prose and dialect are used primarilyfor dialogues and soliloquies, while...

Kunqu opera is China's oldest existing dramatic art form. As such, it embodies the spirit of traditional Chinese culture in...

Kunqu opera originated among the common people，and owed its wide appeal to the creative reformsof folk musicians such as Wei...

To a certain extent，the development of Kunqu opera reflected the evolution of mainstream Chinese culture.The traditional Chinese arts are comprised...

Kunqu opera's elegant and innovative style elevated it far beyond the other more unsophisticatedtheater forms of its time. Kunqu continued...

Folk artists played a critical role in the early development of Kunqu opera. After Kunqu opera became established as a...

Kunqu opera emerged as a new dramatic art form during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD). Starting in the late 16th...