Concise article details the history and main features of this musical theater form from China.

Very brief article about Beijing Opera offers photographs and images. Notes the tradition of color symbolism in facial makeup designs.

Use RealPlayer software to listen to excerpts from Beijing Opera arias. Access links to related articles and Web pages.

Details the activities, performances and history of this cultural organization based in Honolulu.

News article by Edward Gargan of the New York Times reports on the lives of immigrant Chinese Opera performers.

Find out the time and title of the next Chinese theatre performance plus learn about courses in make-up run by this group.

Online merchant based in Hong Kong sells audio cassettes, CDs, video discs and other items related to traditional Chinese opera.

Professional photographer presents a photo gallery of his work documenting the world of Chinese Opera.

Peruse a one page overview of this form of musical theater which has been practiced in China for hundreds of years.

Investigate the history, facial makeup, music, staging, roles and vocabulary of Peking or Beijing opera.

Peruse a thesis paper titled "the Development of Beijing Opera During the Cultural Revolution." Check out the image galleries and related links.

Ge Yang of the University of Michigan posts a colorful collection of Peking Opera mask images.

Peruse illustrated summaries of the operas Love and Loyalty, Drunken Concubine and Homecoming of a Phoenix.

Check out the IBM commercial where two Chinese Opera performers remark on IBM's technical support services. Includes the English subtitles.

One foreigner reports on his experience visiting the Fu Hsing Dramatic Arts Academy in China.

Basic introductory article is notable for its color photographs of Peking Opera performers in full costume.