Beijing Teahouses and Drama Theaters
Dongyuan Theater
This theater was specifically constructed for traditional drama performance and cultural exchange. It covers an area of 2,000 square meters and was built in the style of a Beijing courtyard.
Address: In the Garden of Changpu River, Tiananmen
Tel: (8610) 6417-0068
Grand View Theater
This theater has been influenced by the surrounding "Red Mansion" culture. It mainly puts on a "Red Mansion Dinner Dance," presenting before your eyes a setting like fairyland on Earth. Set in the Qing Dynasty, and taking the national performance style and relying on the atmosphere of the classical garden in the Grand View Garden, the dance is a set of dinner dances to go with the "Red Mansion Dinner." Delicately made, it is endowed with unique characteristics referring to the plot and story of "A Dream of Red Mansions." The beautiful and colorful scene combines tradition with modernity, martial arts with acrobatics, masculinity with femininity, culture with catering and performance with participation in a natural, ingenious and organic way. Be sure to come and see this the performance.
Address: No.12, Nan Cai Yuan Street, Xuanwu District (Inside the Grand View Garden Park)
Tel: (8610) 6351-9025
Gongwangfu Theater
This wood structure has survived intact for more than 100 years. It houses a large stage and can seat over 200 spectators comfortably. The hall also boasts some of the best acoustics in town for Beijing Opera. Even when seated far from the stage, you can hear every note clearly.
Address: Inside Prince Gong's Palace, A14, Liuyin Jie, Houhai
Tel: (8610) 6618-0573
Editor: Liu Fang
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