After decades in ensembles including Nickel Creek, Punch Brothers and the supergroup Goat Rodeo, the master mandolinist ...

Zhang Lan (left), 35, is one of the most promising young performers.[Photo provided to China Daily] "Unlike some performances, where people simply play recordings and dance along, our performances ...

In the heart of Central China's Hunan province lies the small city of Changde — a place once known to Zhang Lan only through a photograph in her college application booklet. The image captured the ...