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The Erhu
An erhu is a Chinese two-stringed instrument similar to a fiddle. The erhu has a thin, slightly reedy sound. Since the erhu is so widely used, foreigners see it as an example of Chinese music. The erhu...
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Peking Opera
Peking Opera is a combination of several styles of Chinese opera. The metamorphosis started during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), about two hundred years ago. Peking Opera focuses on historical events,...
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New Year’s Recap
There’s much about China that I did not know when we started this journey on January 28, 2010. We visited China’s early dynasties (the Xia, Shang and Zhou) before Qin Shi Huangdi became the first...
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China’s Ancient Opera still Alive with Mao Wei Tao
Mao Wei Tao is considered a living treasure in China—she has an estimated 20 million fans. She imitates men in the opera roles she plays—a reversal from Imperial China when women were not allowed on...
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