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"Kung Fu Panda" prompts soul-searching in China
BEIJING (Reuters) - More than just a box-office hit in China, animated Hollywood comedy "Kung Fu Panda" has led Chinese artists to find fault with their own film industry and call for fewer government controls on culture.
People:Steven Spielberg Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-05
Beijing opens theater for Peking Opera
Beijing inaugurated a new downtown theater that aims to revive interest in Peking opera, an iconic national art form that is rapidly losing fans among the younger generation.
2007-12-01
Peking opera star Yuan Shihai dies
BEIJING - Yuan Shihai, a star of classical Peking opera whose career spanned seven decades, has died. He was 86.
People:Jiang Zemin
2002-12-22
Opera Star's Killer to Die For Crime
BEIJING - A migrant worker who broke into the home of a well-known Beijing opera singer last year and stabbed him to death with a kitchen knife has been sentenced to die, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported Monday.
Nations:China
2002-08-12
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