3. Medium theatres and stages for Cantonese Opera Apart from the obove large-size theaters, there are several venues which persist in providing stages for regular performance of Cantonese Operas on monthly or weekly basis. Jiangnan Theater Jiangnan Theater is one of the very important Cantonese Opera Bases of Guangzhou. It monthly puts on the performances of traditional Cantonese opera at least. Jiangnan Theater with seats of 907 and three cinema halls in different sizes is also a karaoke party and a night club. There is a coffee room, buffet and table tennis for your choice. After the combination of Jiangnan Theater and Hongdou Cantonese Opera Group, it is noe becoming a touring theater for receiving fans of Cantonese Operas from home and abroad. ![]() Tel: 86-20-8436 4524, 8436 0044 Nan Fang Theater Nanfang Theater is located downtown in the commercial district Beijinglu at the crossing of Jiaoyu Rd. and Xihu Rd. Gongyuanqian metro station is 200 meters north. The transport near the theater is very convenient. Built in 1937, the theater now has 790 seats (518 on the ground floor, 272 on the second floor). Cantonese operas, dramas, fairy tale dramas, showcase dramas, singing and dancing shows, acrobatics and ballet can all be shown here, as well as movies and large meetings. Jiudiyuan, a garden in the theater, is a relic of the Five Dynasties and South Han. Nine thousand year old meteorites are erected in the garden along with stones, monuments in pavilions and corridors carved with ancient scholars' poetry. Bamboo and willows flicker by the edge of the pond. There are convenient mini cinemas on the 2nd floor and a large modern disco hall on the 3rd floor. ![]() Tel: 8335 2871(tickets), 8333 3155(office) Guangzhou Culture Park Center Stage Although Guangzhou Culture Park Center Stage is not a regular theater, it holds Cantonese Opera very frequently, and the tickets are very cheap, around 10RMB ![]() Tel:+86 20 8129 0581 4. Cantonese Opera in restaurant In 1980s and 1990s, Cantonese Operas were necessities in high-end restaurants in Guangzhou. .At its peak, there were more than 70 restaurants equipped with Cantonese Opera which were very populated. However, according to Express, with the passage of time, such kinds of restaurants largely reduced and they are imcompatible with the standard of high-end restaurants nowadays. Due to low profit and the bleak situation, there is the only one restaurant holds Cantonese Opera-- Yue Fu Seafood Restaurant. If you want to experience this rare Cantonese art, this is the place to go. ![]() |