Beijing Huguang Hall

This combination museum- theater, housed in a complex of traditional buildings with gray tile roofs and bright red gables, has a connection with Beijing Opera dating back to 1830.

To the right of the main entrance is a small museum filled with old opera robes and photos of famous performers (including the legendary Mei Lanfang), probably interesting only to aficionados.

On the left is the expertly restored theater, a riot of color with a beautifully adorned traditional stage, paper lanterns hung from the high ceilings and gallery seating on all three sides. Subtitles are in Chinese only, but brochures contain brief plot explanations in English.

Beijing Huguang Hall is a countryman place for visitors to Beijing from Hunan and Hubei provinces to promote friendship. It mainly provides lodges and place for annual get together.

The museum's various exhibits have distinctively artistic characteristics. On display in the exhibition hall are several dozen biographies, cultural relics, and costumes and instruments that trace the history of Chinese traditional opera.

Hour: 7:30pm.

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Contact Information

Beijing Huguang Hall
3 Hufang Road, Xuanwu District
100052 Beijing, SHI

Tel. +861063518284

http://www.beijinghuguang.com