Changan Grand Theatre guide and tickets

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The famous Changan Grand Theatre (Chinese: 长安大戏院), also named Changan Cultural Amusement Palace. Reopened in 1996 following a 3-year renovation. Situated in Guanghua-Changan Mansion in East Changan Entertainment Hall as well as teahouses, restaurants, bars, offices and guest rooms in different styles.

It has 800 seats and has boxes for VIPs on the second floor. The front rows in the stalls comprised redwood chairs and tables, on which are teapots with hand-painted images of children, which recreate the atmosphere of a Ming of Qing-dynasty theatre.

Classic Peking Opera Shows

One of the biggest features of Chang'an Grand Theatre is that in order for foreign tourists to understand and appreciate Peking Opera, Chang'an Grand Theatre and other performance units jointly cooperate to choreograph the entire tourist Peking Opera that is more suitable for tourists to watch. These are carefully arranged by the screenwriter and director. They are as inclusive as possible in all industries of Peking Opera art, but they are also able to understand them. And there are Chinese and English subtitles synchronized with the singing, so that the audience can fully understand the plot.

The evening show of Chang'an Grand Theatre is available every day, among them, representative plays include: "Scattering Flowers", "Dragon and Phoenix Comes Abundance", "Phoenix Returns to the Nest", "Locking the Case", "Golden Beetle", "Farewell My Concubine", "The Drunken Concubine", "Silang Exploring the Mother", "Orphan of Zhao", etc. In addition, a large number of well-known actors appeared on the stage.

Some Peking opera artists also come to cheer up on festive days during festivals, making Chang'an Theatre truly a big family and a big stage in the opera world, and making it truly a modern art hall. There are stills from the old generation of Peking Opera performing artists and costume display cabinets for different Peking Opera characters on the second floor of the lobby.

Directions & Map

Address : No.7 Jianguomennei St. Dongcheng District, Beijing

Chinese name & address : 长安大戏院：东城区建国门内大街7号

You could getting there by subway, take subway line 1 or 2 and get off the Jianguomen station exit A, then walk to west 300 meters and turn right at second conort path, then walk to north 100 meters. you'll see a chinese ancient Chinese architecture.