Watch a dancer perform jingxi
Excerpt from a jingxi performance.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Astaire's first screen test earned him a negative review: “Can't act, can't sing. Balding. Can dance a little.”
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Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Washington, D.C.Video clips from Winsor McCay's The Centaurs (1921).
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, MainzLearn how Belgian chocolates are made.
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Lei Xu/Dreamstime.comGarlic farming in northern China.
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Wesleyan Virtual Instrument Museum 2.0 (https://wesomeka.wesleyan.edu/vim2)A Chinese music ensemble performing “Melodies of Purple Bamboo,” with spotlighted solos by the di (transverse flute) and yangqin (hammered dulcimer) players.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Learn more about the 13 major ruling dynasties in Chinese history.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Learn about the top questions and answers concerning the First and Second Opium Wars.
