If you are organizing a weekend trip to the Huairou district of Beijing, there is now another good choice for one or two nights' stay.
Jike Junyi became famous overnight, thanks to reality talent show The Voice of China. The 25-year-old who hails from a small mountain village of the Yi ethnic group from Sichuan province won third place in the first season of the show in the summer of 2012. Her performance of a remix of a folk song from her hometown, Don't be Afraid, in the Yi language and US soul musician James Brown's I Feel Good, captivated not only the four judges but also won the hearts of new fans.
Chinese-American playwright David Henry Hwang had been toying with the idea of a theatrical ode to Hong Kong-bred martial arts star Bruce Lee for almost two decades before the debut of his latest work.
Director Tian Qinxin will return to the Hong Kong Arts Festival with a tribute to William Shakespeare. Her last offering at the festival was Green Snake, an adaptation of Hong Kong novelist and playwright Lilian Lee's novel of the same name, based on well-known Chinese folklore.
A month after winning two Grammy awards for song of the year and best pop solo performance for her first single Royals, 16-year-old Ella Yelich-O'Connor, who performs as Lorde, has released her album, Pure Heroine, in China.
For the 35th anniversary of the United States and China establishing diplomatic ties, and in celebration of the opening of its Shanghai campus, New York University is celebrating China by spotlighting the country's performance arts in the school's annual Visions + Voices program.
Chinese movie star Liu Xiaoqing will tour four major US cities, bringing her latest stage role in the play A Legend: Sai Jin Hua.
The Butterfly Lovers, the romantic story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, will be interpreted again by Yueju Opera, a 100-year-old traditional opera that originated in Zhejiang province. With its elegant and soft approach, the new version of The Butterfly Lovers will feature award-winning actors and actresses, who will portray the classic love story to the music of the famous violin concerto of the same name. The show is part of the ongoing NCPA Yueju Opera Week.
Stay-at-home mom Hu Beiyue, who formerly made pastry in a five-star hotel in Singapore, never expected that she would resume her old career by opening a baking class at her new home in Beijing.
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