Archive for the Henan Category

The Oriental Hawaii–Hainan

Different from other provinces, Hainan is the second largest ocean island and the smallest land province in China. Although scenery in Hainan lacks the grandness of the Great Wall and the mystery of the Terra-Cotta Warriors, its natural beauty has gained a good reputation among the visitors and has been widely known around the world. [...]

Yu Opera(Henan Bangzi)

Yu Opera(Henan Bangzi)

Yu Opera, also named “Henan Bangzi” or “Henan High Tune”, emerged during the late Ming Dynasty and the early Qing Dynasty.
Yu opera is noted for its demanding melodies, strong rhythms and intensive use of spoken language. Yu Opera is popular to the broad masses for it is full of local features and rich flavor of [...]