Judith and Howard Rubenstein’s travels in China in 1984 had a big impact on them. The trip inspired Howard Rubenstein to create “Romance of the Western Chamber – the Musical.” The family friendly show ...

On February 2, 2024, a group of young musicians from the Zhejiang Conservatory of Music and Shenyang Conservatory of Music, as well as several Chinese universities, performed at Carnegie Hall. The ...

During World War II, while the United States limited immigration to the country and turned away a barge full of Jewish refugees, one port city kept its doors open to Europe’s persecuted Jews: Shanghai ...

Some combinations sound strange but work really well together. Take pickles and ice cream, french fries and milkshakes, bacon and donuts. The collaboration began when Tian was the artist-in-residence ...

SHANGHAI – From “Romeo and Juliet” to “The Count of Monte Cristo,” Lisa Jia claims to have watched almost every Chinese version of foreign musicals. Having often been disappointed by poor translations ...

The Tacoma Method. It’s an innocuous phrase for one of the ugliest acts in the city’s history. A day when a mob inflamed by the city’s leaders — including the forebears of this newspaper — pushed out ...

SAN FRANCISCO - If you step inside Shangri-La Gifts and Tea Shop along Grant Ave. in San Francisco's Chinatown, you may get greeted with the sound of tradition. And what you hear echoing from a tiny ...

[1.] Ancient Chinese musical instruments -- The dawn of musical culture : China's oldest musical instruments -- The wonder of bronze : a tour of Shang and Zhou musical instruments -- Palace pageantry ...