● Red theater Kungfu show
● Liyuan Opera Theater
● Chaoyang Acrobatics show (the best theater)
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Chaoyang Acrobatics show
Chaoyang Theatre works mainly on the performance of acrobatic show. Established in 1984, the theatre covers an area of 3,000 sq. m, including a hall and three movie halls. In 1986 it was assigned by Beijing Municipality as the fixed place for tourism performance and was designated as the National Cultural Advanced Unit by Ministry of Culture of People’s Republic of China. In order to meet the need of tourism market, the theatre put forward a notion of “Acrobatics World” to enrich the contents. In the past 20 years or so, it has received more than three million foreign audiences and has been in charge of tens of safeguards of important people who visited there, such as the president of Czech and the officers from the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Now days Chaoyang Theater have Flying Acrobatic Show every day!
Acrobatics have stemmed from labour and self-defence skills to an entire art form. Chinese acrobatics are an interactive form of performing arts and have become hugely popular across the globe. During the Han Dynasty (221BC – 220 AD) the acrobatics had become sophisticated and things like fire eating, juggling, tight rope walking and knife swallowing had become common features. In the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907) acrobatics were watched by the elite and ruling classes. In the Song Dynasty (960 – 1279), acrobatics were upstaged by opera and started to become an entertainment for the ordinary folks.
Acrobatics have stemmed from labour and self-defence skills to an entire art form. Chinese acrobatics are an interactive form of performing arts and have become hugely popular across the globe. During the Han Dynasty (221BC – 220 AD) the acrobatics had become sophisticated and things like fire eating, juggling, tight rope walking and knife swallowing had become common features. In the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907) acrobatics were watched by the elite and ruling classes. In the Song Dynasty (960 – 1279), acrobatics were upstaged by opera and started to become an entertainment for the ordinary folks.
Kungfu Show
The Legend of Kung Fu follows the story of a young boy found wandering outside an ancient temple. Like every boy in China, he dreams of becoming a Kung Fu master. On the road to enlightenment the young monk encounters many difficulties and temptations. The show has English subtitles shown above the stage to keep you informed of the story line. The actors do not speak, the show is all Kung Fu, dance and acrobatics. It is the fusion of modern dance with Chinese traditional arts which make this performance unique and spectacular. The best Kung Fu practitioners from all over China have been found for this production and it shows on the stage. Their average age is just 17 years old! Additionally the costumes, set design and special effects are up to international standards, created by some of the best stage directors and designers in China. The Legend of Kung Fu is produced by China's leading performance art production company, China Heaven Creation International Performing Arts.
Peking Opera
Liyuan Theater Repertoire
1. Eight Immortals Crossing Sea
The eight immortals attended the birthday banquet of Queen Mother and got dead drunk. On their way home, they had to cross the raging East Sea. Each used his own skills and power to do it, which agitated the East Sea and the Fairy Goldfish. The Fairy Goldfish argued with the Eight Immortals; and the Eight Immortals felt indefensible and pretended to be drunk and fought with the Fairy Goldfish, but were defeated. They apologized to the Fairy Goldfish and then crossed the sea.
2.Presenting a pearl on the rainbow bridge
This play originates in a fairy tale. A fairy maiden（Lingbo）admired a young scholar (Bai Yong) for his talents.One day they unexpectedly met on the Rainbow Bridge-and it was love at first sight! Fairy Lingbo sent Bai Yong a pearl symbolizing their eternal love. This went against the rules of Heaven, so God Erlang led Samgharam, Baby-Faced Nezha and other heavenly soldiers to capture Fairy Lingbo. But Fairy Lingbo led the water goblins and defeated God Erlang, and finally married Bai Yong.
3.Death of Yu Ji
Warring leaders Liu Bang and Xiang Yu agreed to a truce and drew a demarcation line at Honggou. Liu’s generl feigned surrender to Xiang and then successfully lured Xiang and his troops into an ambush. Xiang and his troops were surrounded and couldn’t break through. When his soldiers heard their folk songs sung from the enemy, they took it for granted that their fellow soldiers had given up fighting. and their morale went down. Xiang realized that the fight was lost and indulged in his drinks in despair. He bid fatewell to his lover, Yu Ji, who danced her last dance before killing herself with a sword. Though Xiang broke through the tight encirclement and got lost, he felt ashamed of seeing his countrymen and killed himself by cutting his throat by the side of Wu River.
4.Goddess of Heaven Scattering Flowers
Sakyamuni heard that Vimalakirti was sick and asked Manjuari to lead all the disciples to see Vimalakirti. and asked the goddess to scatter flowers to bring fortune to him. The goddess departed from All Fragrant Land and traveled a long distance Four Sramaneras discussed Dharma and took care of Vimalakirti,and manjuari meditated with him.Then he goddess came and scattered flowers.
5.Havoc in the Dragon’s Palace
The play was based on the famous Chinese classic “Journey to the West”. Monkey king, sun wukong and his fellows gathered in the Huaguo mountain. Monkey king went to the Dragon Palace under the sea asking for a weapon from the Dragon king. He got a very powerful stick(As-You-Will Gold-Banded Cudgel).which could calm the sea. Later, he fought with the Dragon King.
6.Flood Over Jinshan Mountain
“Flood Over Jinshan Mountain” is an act in drama White Snake Fairy. Xu Xian went to offer incense to Buddha in Jinshan Mountain but was detained by Monk Fahai. Snake Fairies Bai Suzhen with Xiaoqing went to the temple to solicit Fahai to let Xu Xian go. For Fahai had refused, Bai Suzhen was beyond endurance and flooded over jinshan Mountain. Fahai also retaliated and defeated Bai Suzhen for she was pregnant.
7.Flame immortal blocking the way
This play originated from a fairy tale: a white ape wanted to pick peaches in the Peach Garden for his ailing mother, but was blocked enroute by the Flame Immortal.The white ape finally
9.Eighteen Arhats Fighting Wu Kong
This play is based on the Chinese classic “journey to the West”, Sun Wu Kong wreaked havoe in Heaven and was thrown into the Eight Trigram stove of the Supreme Lord Laotse. Unespectedly,Sun Wu Kong was not burned to death under the high temperature,but instead his eyes became fiery and his pupils golden. He broke the stove and fled Heaven. The Jade Emperor then asked the help of Buddha, and Buddha led the eighteen Arhats to caprure Wu Kong. Wu Kong, using his magical powers, defeated the eighteen Arhats and returned to the Mountrain of Flower and Fruit.
10.Pick Up the Jade Bracelet
During the Ming Dynasty, a young scholar named Fu Peng admired and fell in love with Sun Yujiao,a beautiful young girl. He deliberately dropped his jade bracelet in front of Sun’s house. This, however, was seen by Madam Liu, a matchmaker, who later asked Sun for an embroidered shoe as a love token, and promised to act as matchmaker for the two youths.
11. Autumn River
In Song Dynasty, Scholar Pan Bizheng, nephew of the old nun, while preparing for the official test at the nunnery, became acquainted and fell in love with Chen Miaochang, a young and well-educated nun. The old nun was furious and forbade them to continue their relationship,finally forcing Pan Bizheng to leave for Linan. After hearing this, Chen ran away from the nunnery in pursuit of Pan Bizheng. By the side of the Qiujiang River, she looked anxiously for a ferry boat. She met a jocular, elderly boatman, who intentionally delayed her with tricks. At last, the boatman helped Chen Miaochang catch up with her lover.
12.Stopping the horse
In BeiSong Dynasty, Yang Ba-jie(the 8th sister), under the orders of She Taijun (Grandma she) to dress as a man, sneaked into Liao barracks to collect military information. On her way home, she was stopped by innkeeper Jiao Guang-pu, soliciting her into his inn. Thingking that her true identity had been discovered,Yang Ba-jie wanted to kill the innkeeper. After a struggle,she discovered that Jiao Guang-pu was a general of the NanSong Dynasty staying in the Liao Kingdom because of war.With only one pass permit, Yang Bajie asked him to pretend to be her groom, and they went back together to NanSong hometown.
1. Eight Immortals Crossing Sea
The eight immortals attended the birthday banquet of Queen Mother and got dead drunk. On their way home, they had to cross the raging East Sea. Each used his own skills and power to do it, which agitated the East Sea and the Fairy Goldfish. The Fairy Goldfish argued with the Eight Immortals; and the Eight Immortals felt indefensible and pretended to be drunk and fought with the Fairy Goldfish, but were defeated. They apologized to the Fairy Goldfish and then crossed the sea.
2.Presenting a pearl on the rainbow bridge
This play originates in a fairy tale. A fairy maiden（Lingbo）admired a young scholar (Bai Yong) for his talents.One day they unexpectedly met on the Rainbow Bridge-and it was love at first sight! Fairy Lingbo sent Bai Yong a pearl symbolizing their eternal love. This went against the rules of Heaven, so God Erlang led Samgharam, Baby-Faced Nezha and other heavenly soldiers to capture Fairy Lingbo. But Fairy Lingbo led the water goblins and defeated God Erlang, and finally married Bai Yong.
3.Death of Yu Ji
Warring leaders Liu Bang and Xiang Yu agreed to a truce and drew a demarcation line at Honggou. Liu’s generl feigned surrender to Xiang and then successfully lured Xiang and his troops into an ambush. Xiang and his troops were surrounded and couldn’t break through. When his soldiers heard their folk songs sung from the enemy, they took it for granted that their fellow soldiers had given up fighting. and their morale went down. Xiang realized that the fight was lost and indulged in his drinks in despair. He bid fatewell to his lover, Yu Ji, who danced her last dance before killing herself with a sword. Though Xiang broke through the tight encirclement and got lost, he felt ashamed of seeing his countrymen and killed himself by cutting his throat by the side of Wu River.
4.Goddess of Heaven Scattering Flowers
Sakyamuni heard that Vimalakirti was sick and asked Manjuari to lead all the disciples to see Vimalakirti. and asked the goddess to scatter flowers to bring fortune to him. The goddess departed from All Fragrant Land and traveled a long distance Four Sramaneras discussed Dharma and took care of Vimalakirti,and manjuari meditated with him.Then he goddess came and scattered flowers.
5.Havoc in the Dragon’s Palace
The play was based on the famous Chinese classic “Journey to the West”. Monkey king, sun wukong and his fellows gathered in the Huaguo mountain. Monkey king went to the Dragon Palace under the sea asking for a weapon from the Dragon king. He got a very powerful stick(As-You-Will Gold-Banded Cudgel).which could calm the sea. Later, he fought with the Dragon King.
6.Flood Over Jinshan Mountain
“Flood Over Jinshan Mountain” is an act in drama White Snake Fairy. Xu Xian went to offer incense to Buddha in Jinshan Mountain but was detained by Monk Fahai. Snake Fairies Bai Suzhen with Xiaoqing went to the temple to solicit Fahai to let Xu Xian go. For Fahai had refused, Bai Suzhen was beyond endurance and flooded over jinshan Mountain. Fahai also retaliated and defeated Bai Suzhen for she was pregnant.
7.Flame immortal blocking the way
This play originated from a fairy tale: a white ape wanted to pick peaches in the Peach Garden for his ailing mother, but was blocked enroute by the Flame Immortal.The white ape finally
9.Eighteen Arhats Fighting Wu Kong
This play is based on the Chinese classic “journey to the West”, Sun Wu Kong wreaked havoe in Heaven and was thrown into the Eight Trigram stove of the Supreme Lord Laotse. Unespectedly,Sun Wu Kong was not burned to death under the high temperature,but instead his eyes became fiery and his pupils golden. He broke the stove and fled Heaven. The Jade Emperor then asked the help of Buddha, and Buddha led the eighteen Arhats to caprure Wu Kong. Wu Kong, using his magical powers, defeated the eighteen Arhats and returned to the Mountrain of Flower and Fruit.
10.Pick Up the Jade Bracelet
During the Ming Dynasty, a young scholar named Fu Peng admired and fell in love with Sun Yujiao,a beautiful young girl. He deliberately dropped his jade bracelet in front of Sun’s house. This, however, was seen by Madam Liu, a matchmaker, who later asked Sun for an embroidered shoe as a love token, and promised to act as matchmaker for the two youths.
11. Autumn River
In Song Dynasty, Scholar Pan Bizheng, nephew of the old nun, while preparing for the official test at the nunnery, became acquainted and fell in love with Chen Miaochang, a young and well-educated nun. The old nun was furious and forbade them to continue their relationship,finally forcing Pan Bizheng to leave for Linan. After hearing this, Chen ran away from the nunnery in pursuit of Pan Bizheng. By the side of the Qiujiang River, she looked anxiously for a ferry boat. She met a jocular, elderly boatman, who intentionally delayed her with tricks. At last, the boatman helped Chen Miaochang catch up with her lover.
12.Stopping the horse
In BeiSong Dynasty, Yang Ba-jie(the 8th sister), under the orders of She Taijun (Grandma she) to dress as a man, sneaked into Liao barracks to collect military information. On her way home, she was stopped by innkeeper Jiao Guang-pu, soliciting her into his inn. Thingking that her true identity had been discovered,Yang Ba-jie wanted to kill the innkeeper. After a struggle,she discovered that Jiao Guang-pu was a general of the NanSong Dynasty staying in the Liao Kingdom because of war.With only one pass permit, Yang Bajie asked him to pretend to be her groom, and they went back together to NanSong hometown.
