The craft of making traditional opera masks is unique to China. It can be traced back to the 12th century when the first mask appeared in a Song dynasty opera. They're also known as the Painted Face, ...

Petroleum jelly, plaster strips and water were essential to Frederick V. Pankow students’ understanding of Chinese language and culture on Nov. 16. Students in teacher Greg Henery’s Mandarin Chinese ...

The backstage was busy and noisy. Young male Peking Opera performers in their 20s were applying makeup, adjusting costumes, stretching, and clearing their throats. The air was filled with the smell of ...

What do Chinese women do when they want to go swimming but maintain their pearly-white complexion? They put on a mask made for the beach, and fondly known as a face-kini. A Chinese woman rocks her ...

LONG BEACH — A free performance by the Peking Opera highlights events Thursday as Cal State Long Beach opens its second annual Chinese Film and Culture Festival. The free weeklong event runs until ...

BEIJING “Watch out for that sword,” the rehearsal director shouted. “I don’t want anybody’s head getting cut off because you don’t know what you’re doing.” Lots of weapons were on a stage of the ...