Huguang Guild Hall

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  • Address
    3 Hufangqiao Lu, Xuānwǔ
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  • Phone
    6351 8284
  • Transport
    underground rail: Hepingmen, then bus
bus: 25

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Lonely Planet review

Dating to 1807. this theatre is decorated like the Zhengyici Theatre, with balconies surrounding the canopied stage. It is here that the Kuomintang, led by Dr Sun Yat-sen, was established in 1912. The interior is magnificent, coloured in red, green and gold, and decked out with tables and a stone floor. There's also a very small opera museum (around Y10 ) opposite the theatre displaying operatic scores, old catalogues and other paraphernalia.

There are also colour illustrations of the liǎnpǔ (types of Beijing opera facial makeup) - examples include the hóu liǎnpǔ (monkey face) and the chǒujué liǎnpǔ (clown face). Sadly, there are few English captions.