Central China's Hunan Province has a long history of outstanding opera culture. Today, Hunan's opera traditions have become part of its intangible cultural heritage, and local operas continue to ...

Locals and visitors from around the country enjoy a Huagu Opera performance at a theater in the old town of Tongguanyao in Changsha, Hunan province. [PHOTO/ZENG YONG FOR CHINA DAILY] An old Hunan art ...

Actress Ou Longjuan (front) takes basic training at the practice room of the Hunan Kunqu Opera Troupe in Beihu District of Chenzhou City in central China's Hunan Province, June 4, 2025. The ...

Moscow, Russia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 16, 2025) - A team of 11 post-2000s acrobats from China's Hunan province claimed the Bronze Idol Award in the Professional Jury Category at the World Circus ...

Local residents perform Nuo Opera on Saturday and Sunday in Linwu county of Chenzhou, Hunan province. It serves as a prayer for good luck and a happy life this year. [Photo by Chen Weiping/For ...

The 2024 Hunan Opera Spring Festival Gala is due to be broadcast at 8 pm, on Feb 11, via Hunan Satellite TV and Mango TV. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The 2024 Hunan Opera Spring Festival ...

Actors are pictured during an immersive Kunqu Opera show in Chenzhou City, central China's Hunan Province, July 18, 2025. The centuries-old art of Kunqu Opera has been listed by the United Nations ...

In addition to these better known schools of opera, there are many minor forms of opera and stage performances in Hunan like puppetry and shadow plays. Hunan Shadow Play was also honored in the first ...

Huagu Opera performers from a troupe affiliated to a cultural center in Yueyang, Hunan province, on stage. [PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY] Persistent in learning the art form, Liu successfully ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Moscow, Russia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 16, 2025) - A team of 11 post-2000s acrobats from China's Hunan province ...