based on 95 reviewsA very good experience. It is especially suitable to listen to crosstalk in the air-conditioning on a hot afternoon and feel the culture of old Beijing. A large bowl of tea with jasmine green tea is provided, and boiled water can be refilled on the table. But there are no snacks. Someone will come to sell candied haws, and you can go to the side to buy some snacks. After listening to the crosstalk, you can visit the teahouse, which contains a lot of introductions to the history of the teahouse and photos of visits by leaders of many countries.
The Lao She Teahouse on West Qianmen Street in Beijing is named for the famous folk artist Lao She. The teahouse has three floors. The first floor consists of a dining area. The second floor features a tea exhibition hall, and the third floor is used for theatrical performances. The decoration of the teahouse is unique. In particular, the second floor is exceptionally distinctive with its "Qianmen Style Courtyard Teahouse" exhibit. Every building room is a glorious patchwork of traditional arts and modern technology. The third-floor performance area daily features various colorful and entertaining shows, including crosstalk comedy, acrobatic shows, ventriloquists, and more. In addition, the teahouse also has a small collection of vintage and antique items on display, which showcases the characteristics of Beijing from yesterday.
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A very good experience. It is especially suitable to listen to crosstalk in the air-conditioning on a hot afternoon and feel the culture of old Beijing. A large bowl of tea with jasmine green tea is provided, and boiled water can be refilled on the table. But there are no snacks. Someone will come to sell candied haws, and you can go to the side to buy some snacks. After listening to the crosstalk, you can visit the teahouse, which contains a lot of introductions to the history of the teahouse and photos of visits by leaders of many countries.
Lao She Teahouse is an experience place with Beijing culture. Its decoration style is antique and shows traditional charm everywhere. The performance ticket includes a variety of traditional cultural performances, including Peking Opera, Chinese Kung Fu, magic, Jingyun drum, puppet show, Beijing wrestling, Sichuan Opera face-changing and other wonderful programs. The performance ticket not only includes the viewing fee, but also comes with a tea cup and an authentic Beijing snack, so you can experience the cultural charm of old Beijing in all aspects. It is estimated that during the May Day holiday, when I drove there, the surrounding areas were all under traffic control, which made it impossible for me to park in the parking lot next to the teahouse. It is recommended that if you go there during holidays, try to choose to take a taxi or take public transportation such as the subway to avoid the trouble of inconvenience of parking.
Because I have been to Beijing several times, this time I mainly went to Universal Studios, there was not much else to do, and then I thought I would go to the teahouse when I have time. It was really worth it. I just regretted buying the tickets later. The program included Beijing Qinshu, magic, acrobatics, double-act, shadow play, face changing, puppet show, etc. One performance included almost all traditional arts, it was really worth seeing.
In order to cooperate with Laoshe Teahouse, Beihai Park and Nanluogu Lane have been specially added. It's quite warm today, walking around, eating snacks and watching the program. I feel that today's life is very full. Nine wonderful programs, cover bowls of tea, snacks, just tired of shopping and sitting here for a rest. The interior decoration is also quite characteristic, everywhere scenery, to meet my desire for photography.
A good restaurant with Beijing characteristics is worth recommending. Reason 1: This teahouse is divided into three floors, the ground floor dining, dining while you can watch the shadow show. Although shadow plays are performed on the spot for about ten minutes each time, they are a good choice for children who have not experienced live shadow plays. Reason 2: There is a tea art exhibition hall on the second floor of the teahouse, so that you can experience the art of tea art and the history of the teahouse. Reason 3: The third floor of the teahouse is a theatre. After dinner, you can go directly to the third floor to watch the performance, but this is another ticket. The price is a little more than 158 - 400. Because the seats are limited, it needs to be fixed one day ahead of time online. I think a 158 is OK. There are various forms of performances. Every day there are scheduled performances, such as cross talk, acrobatics, oral skills, etc. An hour and a half of performances are quite substantial. So this teahouse is worth recommending.
For the first time, I appreciated the two women's tea bowl percussion and Erhu Concerto on the first floor. It was very impressive. It was estimated that all of us had the memory of beating dishes with chopsticks when we were young and growing up. This was a real bowl knocking, very good. The second floor was a museum, which could see the historical origins of teahouses and Laoshe teahouses, and some old things could be tasted downstairs. Left hand is the dining room, right turn is the performing arts, often can see foreigners, this is an inclusive cultural palace, worth recommending!
It is very famous and I have admired it for a long time. I came here to check it out. It was about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. When I walked in, there was no one sitting in the first floor hall. The waiter was indifferent. I asked if I wanted to eat or drink tea. The food was on the side, and I went to the second floor for tea. I sat down on the second floor for tea. The price of tea was not low. The box was charged separately on time. The snacks were not complete. I ordered a few snacks at random. It took a long time to come up. I don't know where the good reviews on the Internet came from! The third floor is a small theater, and there are performances only in the evening. It is far from what I imagined. I was disappointed!
Lao She Teahouse is a teahouse with local characteristics in old Beijing. There are many kinds of performances. I watched a special performance of crosstalk to experience the characteristics of old Beijing. I felt that the actors worked hard to make the audience laugh. If you come to Beijing, you should experience it if you have time.