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    The Imperial Granary was rebuilt about 600 years ago, Though during the Ming and Qing it was the imperial storage place for grain, exactly the time when Kunqu Opera was written. Nanxincang has been reincarnated as an entertainment venue, with restaurants and art galleries.
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    Beijing Chang'an Cultural Amusement Palace, the predecessor of which was the famous Chang'an Grand Theatre, reopened in 1996 following a three-year renovation. Situated in Guanghua-Chang'an Mansion in East Chang'an Entertainment Hall as well as teahouses, restaurants, bars, offices and guest rooms in different styles.
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    The National Grand Theater Beijing, also known as the National Centre for the Performing Arts, The spectacular glass and titanium egg-shaped Opera House, designed by French architect Paul Andreu. The Centre, an ellipsoid dome of titanium and glass surrounded by an artificial lake, seats 5,452 people in three halls and is almost 12,000 m2 in size.
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    Guangdong Yueju Opera Theater

    The Guangdong Yueju Opera Theater was founded on November 1, 1958 on the basis of the Guangdong Cantonese Opera Troupe, which was founded in 1953. The theater boosts a plethora of famous Yueju Opera artists from various generations and classes, like Ma Shizeng, Hongxinnu, Luo Pinchao, Bai Jurong, Luo Jiabao and Lin Xiaoqun, to name a few.
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