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Where Can I See Pingju Opera?

Pingju Opera actors stand on the stage, wearing costumes, donning phoenix coronets, dancing with sleeves and singing in a melodious voice. They use singing and body language to tell those ancient and moving stories.

There are many theaters in Beijing where you can watch Peking Opera and Pingju Opera. Local people like to go to the theater to watch opera and experience opera culture. These are some comfortable theaters where you can watch Pingju Opera. The most popular Pingju Opera stories are often performed in these theaters.

Tiantongyuan Culture and Art Center (365 Theater)

The second floor of Tiantongyuan Culture and Art Center is a multi-functional reading space composed of multiple reading rooms, among which the space surrounded by glass curtain walls is built into a quiet book hall. The art center has also designed a variety of themed reading rooms. The Nanshan Hall designed specifically for the elderly has added a loving handrail, the Children's Book Hall has set up a number of parent-child spaces, and the Life Hall has opened tea rooms, yoga halls and other functional spaces. Connecting these reading spaces is a circular art corridor, where all kinds of folk culture in Changping can be displayed in a concentrated manner.

The Grand Theater on the fourth floor of the center has 437 seats and can hold medium-sized dramas, plays, and symphony performances. There are also several movie theaters, youth theaters, rehearsal halls, etc. on the fourth floor, which are flexible in form and diverse in function. Citizens who like musical instruments and dance can go to the third floor of the Art Center, where there are art activity areas, children's art galleries, dance centers, vocal centers, instrumental centers, and performance centers, which are open to citizens for public welfare reservations in different time periods. On the first floor of the center, there is also a 24-hour bookstore.

Location: Southeast of the intersection of Taipingzhuang 1st Street and Lishuiqiao North Road, Changping District, Beijing, China
Show time: 14:30
Ticket fee: CNY 30,50,80 for different seats
How to get there: Take Subway Line 5 and get off at Tiantongyuan Station, Exit B
Parking: Pay parking available

Daxing Theater

Beijing Daxing Theater has various control and operating systems, which are all modern hardware facilities. The 1,055-seat theater is luxurious and comfortable, equipped with advanced equipment such as digital stereo sound system, lifting stage, high-definition digital and analog projectors, and 80 square meters of high-brightness screen. The three small screening rooms are multifunctional luxury halls, equipped with high-definition projectors and large and bright screens, which can accommodate 450 people to watch movies at the same time. In addition, the 8 small lounges can hold service activities such as meetings, book reading, and fitness to meet and guide the cultural consumption awareness of the masses.

Location: No. 15, Huangcun West Street, Daxing District, Beijing
Show time: 19:30
Ticket fee: CNY 50,80,100,150 for different seats
How to get there: Take Subway Line 4 and get off at Huangcun West Station, Exit B
Parking: Pay parking available

Beijing People's Theater

Beijing People's Theater has an elegant appearance and complete functional facilities. It has been bathed in the shining stars since its birth. Peking Opera Master Mr. Mei Lanfang opened the performance for it, and countless Peking Opera masters, opera and folk art masters have performed here. Thus, it has become an irreplaceable cultural landmark that witnesses the development of opera in New China. Beijing People's Theater is not only a performance venue for traditional arts such as Peking Opera, but also a base for education and research. It is committed to cultivating a new generation of artists and drama lovers and promoting the inheritance and development of Peking Opera art.

Location: No. 74, Huguosi Street, Xicheng District, Beijing
Show time: 19:30
Ticket fee: CNY 50,100,160,260 for different seats
How to get there: Take Subway Line 4 and get off at Pinganli Station, Exit B
Parking: Pay parking available

Shunyi Theater

Since its completion in December 1977, Shunyi Theater has become an important local cultural landmark. It covers an area of 3,949.4 square meters, has two auditoriums and 1169 soft seats. It is affiliated with the Shunyi District Culture and Tourism Bureau and joins the Beijing New Film Association Cinema Line. With a self-supporting operation model, it shines in the cultural field. It is equipped with the first round of digital stereo projection equipment and surround stereo sound, plus central air conditioning, and the viewing experience is comfortable.

Location: No. 3, Xinshun North Street, Shunyi District, Beijing, China
Show time: 14:30,19:00
Ticket fee: CNY 80,100,180 for different seats
How to get there: Take Subway Line 15 and get off at Shunyi Station, Exit A
Parking: Pay parking available

Mentougou Theater

Mentougou Theater is the only modern multifunctional theater in Mentougou District that integrates film screenings, art performances, and large, medium and small conferences. At the end of 2010, the district theater carried out a large-scale update of lighting and sound equipment, and the equipment used reached the domestic first-class level. At the beginning of 2011, the district theater replaced the film projection equipment and added a digital film projection system, so that the projection effect reached the ultra-clear level. "Weekend Performance Field" is a people-friendly policy implemented by the Municipal Bureau of Culture. Specifically, the government pays for the excellent national troupes to perform at the district theater for the local people. Ordinary people only need to spend very little money to watch excellent programs and enjoy the performances of outstanding national actors.

Location: No. 12, Xinqiao Street, Mentougou District, Beijing, China
Show time: 19:00
Ticket fee: CNY 30
How to get there: Take Bus Line 370 and get off at Hetan Station
Parking: Pay parking available

By Mia Li
Web Editor

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