Peking Opera Beijing

Huguang Guild Hall 3 Hufangqiao, Zhengyci Theater 220 Xiheyan Dajie, Beijing , China
  • Traveler Rating 3.50
    18 reviews 77 travel blogs 88 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Performance, Opera

    Popularity

    85of 169 attractions in Beijing

TravelPod Member ReviewsPeking Opera Beijing

  • Peking Opera at Liyuan Theatre

    5

    jokertrekker 5 contributions Clayton Sth, Australia Feb 13, 2012

    Fantastic... The colour ,the acting, the costumers, the Acrobats. this is well worth seeing. The theatre was warm and cosy, tea and light snack provided. We were right up the front and thoroughly enjoyed the whole night. A great night out.

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  • Must See

    5

    shoulin4 9 contributions Atlanta, United States Jul 7, 2011

    Fantastic costumes, unique singing, and amazing acrobatics

    This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.

Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Peking Opera Beijing

  • 1

    Hwan Yeeng to Beijing

    September 2010 - Spring. Temp - 27 to 32 degrees celsius. Humid but cool breeze starting late afternoon.

    We were lucky that a relative lives in Beijing central who picked us up at the airport early in the morning (1am), who offered her place for our whole 3-day stay, who saved us our everyday breakfast, and who was a lot of help for us …

  • 2

    A Peek at Old Peking

    176 photos

    This was a huge day. Up at 7.00a.m; and ready to go by 8.00. We stared off at the middle of Tian'an Men Square. The Sun was just up and people were flying kites in the square. The Army was there to keep an eye on the riff-raff. They were always genial and polite wherever we went in China. We mostly saw the Army in Beijing and Kunming. They always …

  • 3

    A Fortnight in Beijing

    139 photos

    Average temperature is 33-35C, humid days and balmy nights with occasional hefty thunder showers and downpours. Ozone and pollution creates a gray blanket of high clouds on most days. We had several days of clearer skies and we could actually see our shadows. Still the pictures we took during those blue sky days look a bit muddy due to the …

  • 4

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Related BlogsPeking Opera Beijing

  • 1

    Olympi-mania

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    ... tea-pouring ceremony featuring different teas symbolizing the colors of the Olympic five-ring logo that preluded a variety show of Peking Opera, Chinese Kung fu and other classic arts. Dan and I, here for a week-long taste-test ...

  • 2

    First two days in Beijing

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    ... Soviet-style apartment blocks, with not a tree in sight. In the evening our group gathered for a visit to the Peking opera, a splendid fest of painted faces, colourful costumes, clanging cymbals and shrill singing. Having settled well into Beijing ...

  • 3

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    ... or the incredible beauty and enormity of the yellow mountains, or the number of people currently not paying attention in the Peking Opera, the masses of humanity are staggering. I've found myself alone. Clay headed home to perform in Tuacahn this ...

  • 4

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    6 photos

    ... fascinating. The place wsa full of Chinese people, not Western tourists as we had imagined, and the show included Peking Opera... with meaningless Englist subtitles, lots of traditional Chinese dancing, girls balancing spinning plates on wire rods, ...

  • 5

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    ... 1949. His works are strongly influenced by his life in Beijing, and their language is familiar to Beijing. The former Residence of Mei Lanfang (renowned Peking Opera star), located on 9 Huguosi Street in the West City District, was originally part of ...

  • 6

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    ... . There were some regulars but anyone was welcome to come join in. There was a choir of people with song books singing Peking Opera and musicians playing along with them. Now the idea of amateur choirs is great. The community ambiance was wonderful. The ...

  • 7

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    ... a slide show of Qin Dynasty's gardens, costumes etc.  It was followed by a performance of singing and dancing, including Peking Opera, Qing imperial dance and singing.  The color of the place, of the waitresses' costume, of the performers were ...

  • 8

    Beijing: Jetlag and jollity! (part two)

    3 photos

    ... during the day, whilst at dawn and dusk groups often gather to practice taijiquan or to sing and dance to folk songs or Peking opera arias. My first impression is "sweet!" The area is alive with locals, not too many tourists. Our lodgings are ...

  • 9

    The best that China has to offer....

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    ... 1½ hours and at a maximum ticket price of £30 per person you can watch acrobatics, Kung Fu shows, comic dialogue, Peking opera, ventriloquism, and the celebrated face-changing dance while enjoy a cup of tea. Face-changing does what it says on the ...

  • 10

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    ... famous places: Great Wall Forbidden City Tiananmen Summer Palace Temple of Heaven Hutong tour Drum Tower Lama Temple Silk Street Peking Opera I recommend Badachu! Or it is a great place just to do something non-touristy.  I was the ...