Cheng Yanqiu, Shang Xiaoyun, Mei Lanfang and Xun Huisheng are recognized as the four great Peking Opera actors in China.

This year marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of Peking Opera artist Cheng Yanqiu, one of the "Four Great Dan Actors." To honor his legacy, the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, along ...

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Shanghai-based artist Shi Yihong will perform a repertoire by each of the Four Great Dan at the Shanghai Grand Theatre in May. Provided to China Daily There has long been a rule that disciples of each ...

Peking Opera master performer Cheng Yanqiu and playwright Weng Ouhong once collaborated in the production of Suo Lin Nang, a bittersweet tale with a happy ending. The production premiered in 1940 and ...

When you go to Tears of Barren Hill, a multimedia presentation with Chinese and English text, you are going to more than just a show; you are treated to an onstage tribute to Cheng Yanqiu, one of the ...

Peking Opera actress Zhang Huoding (front) is dedicated to training young students of the art form to practice master Cheng Yanqiu's performing style. [Photo provided to China Daily] Training under a ...

A poster of the lecture series "Zhang Huoding and Peking Opera Art". Two well-known professors of Chinese culture and literature will give lectures in New York on the theme of Peking Opera artist ...

The 2025 record price for Cheng Yanqiu was for A group of four famille-rose porcelain plaques, Republic period The 2024 record price for Cheng Yanqiu was for , flower and bird The 2023 record price ...