China\’s Imperial Theatre opened after major restoration

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After one and a half years of restoration work to the visitors opened the Garden of Virtue and Harmony (Deheyuan Garden), which are and will be performances of the Imperial Theatre of China, writes Visitchina.ru .

«It was the largest restoration in the last sixty years, — Said Liu Yuan, director of the construction of the Summer Palace. — Planning it, we have considered many issues, such as the repair of the main buildings, upgrading security systems and fire protection. In this case, the restorers had to keep the original design and construction. »

Special attention was paid to the garden cherish the joy in which the Empress Dowager Cixi watched presentation of the Beijing Opera. Peking Opera, which combines mime, acrobatics, vocal performance and dance, originated in the late XVIII century, and as a genre (Tszintszyuy) is recognized at the end of XIX century.

Garden of Virtue and Harmony was built in the years 1891-1895 specifically for Cixi, who loved traditional Chinese opera. It consists of three buildings — Great scene (Daxi Lou), Hall Vzleleyanoy joy (Yiledian) and of the location of virtue (Qingshantang). According to the official web portal of Beijing, after the restoration here will be resumed exhibition of props and costumes Beijing Opera.