Beijing National Theatre Dome, Chang An Avenue, Beijing, China,by China Report

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Welcome to the China Report's first Digital Report on the Beijing Concert Hall in it's new Location, which is now under construction west and behind The Great Hall of The Peoples at TiananMen Square.

Not yet opened to the public , the New Beijing Concert Hall renamed and enlarged as the National Theatre is located in XiCheng District, at the corner of Chang An (Eternal Peace) Avenue, Beijing's largest military style traffic artery and Renmin DaHuitang xilu (=Great Hall of the Peoples West Street), the street that runs north-south behind the Great Hall of The Peoples. The former Historic location of Beijing Concert Hall was nearby, slightly more to the West near Xinhua Men (Gate of New China) the South Gate to ZhongnanHai. Concert continue at the old location and other Venues around the City Center untill the Opening of the new National Theatre at the Olympic Games of 2008.

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The South flank of The Great Hall of the Peoples with the New National Theatre Dome , new home to Beijing Concert Hall rising in the distance

( Photo's November 2004 )

The Old Beijing Concert Hall , a huge soul-less building typical of the old 1960's and 70's Beijing with a drab unrecognizable style , stands not far from the National Theatre Dome a few hundred

meters due West and a bit

South of

ChangÁn

Avenue at Bei

Xinhua Jie'. It's

replacement ,

the silvery

National

Theatre Dome

will be a New

and truely

Modern Beijing Concert

Hall completely befitting the New City of Beijing that is under construction around the clock and well on schedule for the target years 2008 and 2010. The National Theatre Dome now stands behind the Great Hall of the Peoples , reflecting the energy and hopeful spirit of the "new" City of Beijing awaiting the 2008 Olympics and it's true introduction to the World Stage. Befittingly, the Jewel of China's Classical music will now be made a Central showpiece of this new and modern Olympic City.

Soon to be relocated to the National Theatre Dome , The Beijing Concert Hall has been the number 1 instute for Classical Music in the country of China ever since the then new communist governement took over Beijing's Central Cinema in 1950. The building , ideally located near the new CP Leaderships' compound ZhongNanHai and just West of it's new rubberstamp Parliament ( TiananMen Square with buildings and monuments was constructed around the same Time )

was renovated into Beijing's First official Concert Hall, all with the aim to promote New (= Communist ) China's music and to have a concert hall for official occasions, visits by foreign dignitaries and the Party Elite. In earlier years the Communist Leaders Mao and Zhou Enlai had entertained the american Dixie Mission and other Foreign Governemental envoys at their guerilla headquarters of Yanan in Shanxi and this tradition was continued, although with much greater Grandeur. As such The concert Hall is home the China National Symphonic Orchestra, the China Opera Symphony Orchestra, the China Traditional Music Ensemble , the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe and many others. A delight of orchestral and chamber music concerts is frequently performed here, combining musics of Oriental, Western, classic and modern Styles. All music is performed at the highest levels possible giving the listener and spectator a rare taste of the best Chinese performers.

China's leaders have always been lovers of classical music - chinese and other - and are regular customers. and more.

Armed Duty Police Guards symbol of the sovreignity of the Peoples march from The Great Hall of the Peoples to their barracks at Renmin DaHuitang Xilu (= Great Hall of the Peoples West Street ).

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Short Information on the Former Concert Hall building opened in 1986

Former Beijing Concert Hall

National Theatre Dome emerging when turning the bend at Renmindahuitang Xilu.

The proud New National Theatre will not only offer new Space to the Concert Hall , but will house a Cinema, a Theatre and other entertainment venues.

Nearly destroyed during the Cultural Revolution as an icon of "Rightist Bourgois-Revisionism" the Beijing Concert Hall has had as turbulent a history as the New China itself. Since its re-opening in 1986 after another re-building, the Theatre at BeiXinhua Jie' could seat 1100 visitors at 1 time. Eversince the Beijing Concert Hall has hosted many world famous musicians, as well as overseas Chinese artists including Tang Muhai, Chen Zuohuang, Hu Yongyan, singers Fu Haijian, Zhu Ailan, Dilibaier, Wang Yanyan and instrumentalists Xu Zhong, Kong Xiangdong and of course the earlier mentioned Beijing Symphonic Orchestra and others. In 1994 Mr. Siqing Lu, one of China's most celebrated and well-known Violin artists appeared at Beijing Concert Hall , a performance attended by Mr. Jiang Zemin, the (then) President of China and broadcast live on television and radio stations throughout China. In 1995, Chinese pianist-virtuoso Lang Lang made a sensation by playing the complete Chopin Etudes at Beijing Concert Hall at only 13 years of age.

With China at the Center of World attention, and the 2008 Olympic Games coming to the City, a growing selection of Foreign Musical Performers is expected to Play in Beijing.

The new Beijing Concert Hall can be seen under construction from it's Future main entrance at Chang An ( Eternal Peace ) Avenue. Large cranes are still dotting the Beijing skyline in all directions. The City's Metro or Underground Public Transportation system is undergoing similar modernizations as well as extensions in preparation for the coming 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Visual Centerpiece of the City modernization , the Beijing Concert Hall will have a new and modern Metro Station to get visitors to the theater easily. Simply stop at Xi Chang An station, take the exit Xi ( = West ) ChangÁn Avenue and you are there.

Construction Entrance at RenmindaHuitang Xilu (Great Hall of the Peoples West Street) south of Chang An Avenue.

Construction entrance to Construction Site where Renmin dahuitang XiLu Turns North towarsd Chang An Avenue.

View from the corner of Chang An Avenue and RemindahuiTang XiLu, with wide View, Tian an Men and Grand Hotel Beijing in the Distance .

With a new Era now dawning and China, it's peoples and it's cultures entering the world stage , the Beijing Concert Hall is undergoing complete re-building as part of the larger modernizations of the Entire City and outlying area's in the City Province. Housed in a New and Collosal Structure it will begin it's bright new future starting with the audience of the 2008 Olympics. In this brand-new historic era of building modern civilization, it is ensured that Beijing Concert Hall - Now redubbed National Theatre (Dome) will evolve once again promising us a new Best of Chinese Music to come.

Concert and performances are usually held each afternoon and evening, and will continue at the Old Location or Venues around the Central City untill the Opening of the New Facilties in the Summer of 2008. Performances include instrumental and vocal music, Western and Chinese. Various styles, highest level of arts performance. Foreign artist and groups sometimes visit , and do so with increasing regularity.

No Performances at this address untill official opening in 2nd half of 2005 - unknown date -

Concerts at BeiXinhua Jie' Start at 7:30p.m. unless otherwise noted.

Reservations: 6463-6628; 6463-6572.

Fax: 6460-8844

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Go to Satellite View of National Theatre Construction Site

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Full view of Tian an Men at ChangÁn Avenue.

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Find out more about the Modern Architecture of the Future Green City of Beijing and visit the Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall (at QianMen DongDajie). The City of Beijng has been rapidly changing in this new millenium. New highrises are popping up everywhere and the Hutong are endangered. Find out all the Plans for 2008, 2010 and after at this Great Exhibition featuring a Hall-filling scale model of the Central City of Beijing.