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Stills of Peking Opera in Lao She Teahouse Most Peking Opera plays are unintelligible to the untrained viewer, but they are usually based on folk tales, famous novels and fairy tales and are a pleasure to watch if you know the basic story. Some of the bigger theaters offer subtitles in English and Chinese so even if you don't know the story you can still follow along. Venues where you can see Peking Opera performances are listed as:
Huguang Guild Hall (湖广会馆)
Add: No.3 Hufangqiao Road, Xuanwu District, Beijing
Transportation: Subway Line 2 Heping Men (207, exit D1); walk south 10 min
Tel: 010-83547971 63518284
Ticket prices: 180, 280, 380, 680 yuan
Chang'an Grand Theater 长安大戏院
Add: 7 Jianguomennei Dajie, Dongcheng District
东城区建内大街7号
65101309; 65101310
www.changantheater.com
Ticket: 50-800 yuan
Lao She Teahouse 老舍茶馆
Add：Bldg 3, Qianmen Xidajie, Xuanwu District
宣武区前门西大街3号楼
Tel: 6303 6830
Tickets: 180, 280, 350, 380 yuan
Nightly shows at 19:50, until 21:20
Mei Lanfang Grand Theater梅兰芳大剧院
Add: 32 Ping'anli Dajie (southeast of Guanyuan Qiao), Xicheng District
西城区平安里西大街32号(官园桥东南角)
Tel: 5833 1288/1388
Li Yuan Theater 梨园剧场
Add: Xuanwu District 1/F, Qianmen Hotel, 175 Yong'anlu, Xuanwu District
宣武区永安路175号前门饭店一层
Tel: 6301 6688 ext 8860 or 8864
Ticket: 200, 280, 380, 580 yuan
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