Address Qian Men Xi Heyan Jie 220

Transportation Walk south of the Heping Men Quanjude, take 1st left. Metro: Heping Men (207, exit C2)

Phone 010/8315-1650

Prices Tickets ¥150-¥280 ($19-$35)

Frommer's Review


The 340-year-old Zhengyi Ci is under constant threat of extinction but is the first choice for authentic Beijing opera when it's open. A Ming dynasty temple converted into an opera theater in 1712, it fell to other uses after 1949 and was in danger of being torn down until a local businessman reopened it in 1995. Since then, funding problems and its position at the center of an urban reconstruction project have limited the number of performances. The theater itself is similar to the Huguang Guild Hall, with the same high ceilings and gallery seating, but it has a decidedly more local feel. Perhaps most unique, the staff themselves are connoisseurs, more interested in opera than in collecting tourist dollars. Pray it survives. Performances are held most nights at 7:30pm (call to check).

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. Huguang Guild Hall (Huguang Huiguan Xilou) . Best Hotel Bets 1 . Sanwei Bookstore (Sanwei Shuwu) . Riverside Cafe (Hepan Kafei) . Purple Vine Tea House (Ziteng Lu Chaguan) . Press Club Bar (Jizhe Julebu) . Pass-by Bar (Guoke Jiuba) . Palace View Bar (Guan Jing Jiuba) . New Get Lucky Bar (Xin Haoyun Jiuba) . Tasty Taste (Taidi Daisi) . Lao She¡¯s Teahouse (Lao She Chaguan) . Teahouse of Prince Gong¡¯s Mansion (Gong Wang Fu Ch . First Cafe (Diyi Kafei) . Destination (Mudidi)

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