AFTER winning an award at the Third National Singers’ Contest sponsored by China Central Television in 1988, Hang Tianqi gained star status in China. Hang’s attempts at writing lyrics and composing songs is not news...AFTER winning an award at the Third National Singers’ Contest sponsored by China Central Television in 1988, Hang Tianqi gained star status in China. Hang’s attempts at writing lyrics and composing songs is not news but the September 1993 opening of the Tianqi Art School on the compound of the Air Force Political Department’s Drama Troupe has given Hang a new chance to display her talents. Today, the first art school in China to be named after a contemporary singing star has become well known across the country. Huge ad campaigns have helped to spread the word about the school, but Hang’s name did much to enhance it’s fame. Within a year, nearly 20,000 people have enrolled in the school’s correspondence courses. The students are located all展开更多
Zhang Huoding!Zhang Huoding!Zhang Huoding!＂Legions of young fans,waving and clapping hands,yelled out the name of their idol among crowds at the Chang’an Grand Theater in Beijing on May 24.This was not a pop concert...Zhang Huoding!Zhang Huoding!Zhang Huoding!＂Legions of young fans,waving and clapping hands,yelled out the name of their idol among crowds at the Chang’an Grand Theater in Beijing on May 24.This was not a pop concert,but a Peking Opera show—a traditional art form in China that has a history spanning over 200 years.It has nonetheless seen a recent decline in popularity as it continues to lose younger generations of followers—but not in some cases.展开更多
文摘AFTER winning an award at the Third National Singers’ Contest sponsored by China Central Television in 1988, Hang Tianqi gained star status in China. Hang’s attempts at writing lyrics and composing songs is not news but the September 1993 opening of the Tianqi Art School on the compound of the Air Force Political Department’s Drama Troupe has given Hang a new chance to display her talents. Today, the first art school in China to be named after a contemporary singing star has become well known across the country. Huge ad campaigns have helped to spread the word about the school, but Hang’s name did much to enhance it’s fame. Within a year, nearly 20,000 people have enrolled in the school’s correspondence courses. The students are located all
文摘Zhang Huoding!Zhang Huoding!Zhang Huoding!＂Legions of young fans,waving and clapping hands,yelled out the name of their idol among crowds at the Chang’an Grand Theater in Beijing on May 24.This was not a pop concert,but a Peking Opera show—a traditional art form in China that has a history spanning over 200 years.It has nonetheless seen a recent decline in popularity as it continues to lose younger generations of followers—but not in some cases.
