Beijing Entertainment

The later night, the more interesting the experience. See the nightlife of a Beijing native. You won’t have time to feel lonely if you enjoy them one by one. Traditional Chinese performances such as Peking Opera, Chinese Kungfu show, Chinese acrobatics show will be your optional choice to experience the Chinese culture. Another modern way to get touch with Beijing is to spend a night in a local bar. Beijing has nearly a thousand of bars, ballrooms and clubs all together. It is rarely possible to visit all of them. It would be better to seek for several entertainment places of special style where the most merry, fantastic and romantic visions are presented.

Nanluoguxiang Bars Street

Nanluoguxiang is a distinctive bar street in Beijing. The well-preserved Siheyuan in this area makes bars in this district are mainly decorated according to the style of Siheyuan. Hanging little red lanterns in front of the entrance and decorating in the traditional Chinese styles, bars in Nanluoguxiang

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Houhai Bars Street

Firstly, Houhai is famous for its beautiful scenery. While when you walk along the lake side, you will another character of Houhai – Houhai Bars Street. There are many bars, coffee houses, little restaurants. You can have leisure afternoon or night when you have a walk along the lake, and then,

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Sanlitun Bars Street

When referring to the bars street in Beijing, the first one will be Sanlitun Bars Street in the east part of Chaoyang District. The first bar in Sanlitun emerged in 1989. After more than 20 years development, nearly 70% bars in Beijing now gather in Sanlitun or the area around Sanlitun. The fist bar

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Chinese Shadow Play

Introduction Shadow play is taken as an earliest ancestor of modern cinema; the unique artistic value makes it be reserved from the ancient time.   Performers control characters while singing the libretto to tell the story behind the screen. The character, or we can say silhouette, is made of

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Chinese Cross Talk

Definition: Cross Talk is a comic dialogue, characterized by two actors, humorously talking back and forth; the contents of this performance always include jokes and funny dialogues to amuse the audience.   History: This form originated in Beijing. The original cross talk was not like today’s

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Chinese Acrobatics

Venue: Chaoyang Theater Duration: 1 hour (daily 1515 and 1915)
Summary: Acrobatics is the performance of extraordinary feats of balance, agility and motor coordination. It can be found in many of the performing arts, and in many sports.   Briefing 
Acrobatics is the performance of ex

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Peking Opera

Venue: Liyuan Theatre ADD: Qianmen Hotel, 175 Yong’an Lu, Xuanwu District Duration: 1.5 hours (daily 19:30)
Summary: Peking opera is a traditional style of Chinese theatre performance and is regarded as the quintessence of Chinese culture, enjoying a history of more than 200 years.   Defini

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Chinese Kungfu Show

Venue: The Red Theatre Time: Daily 7:30 p.m. Duration: about 1.5 hours
Summary: This unique Chinese martial art will be an unforgettable memory of you life. Shaolin Kungfu with its international fame will be performed by many artistes here to tell you what is the strong spirit melted in Chinese souls.   Pe

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