The Chang'an Grand Theater (), located on East Chang'an Avenue, is a theatre in

Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...

that specializes in

Peking Opera Peking opera, or Beijing opera (), is the most dominant form of Chinese opera, which combines instrumental music, vocal performance, mime, martial arts, dance and acrobatics. It arose in Beijing in the mid-Qing dynasty (1644–1912) and became ...

performances. Opened in 1996, the Chang'an Grand Theater is a modern Peking Opera theatre which displays modern facilities such as advanced highlights, multi-functional stage and computer-controlled sound and light systems. In its interior, it features a

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design and traditional Peking Opera theatre decorations. It is one of Beijing's most popular Peking Opera theatres, and because of its modern design, it is regarded as one of the best Peking Opera theatres for

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.Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing Review: Chang'an Grand Theater by Tang Yuankai
/ref> Unlike many other opera theatres, it features English subtitles above the stage. The theatre's second floor also contains a museum which exhibits Peking Opera costumes, make-up and artifacts.

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* Theatres in Beijing Peking opera Chinese opera theatres {{PRChina-theat-struct-stub