It is located at No. 38, Daru Lane, together with Lanya Quyuan Theater. It is a garden-style theater. The courtyard has curved corridors and flower shadows on treetops. The stage and the environment inside the hall are simple and quiet. Here, you can watch original pingtan performances. This place has profound cultural connotations and is also the former site of the ancient Zhaoqing Temple.
Pingtan programs:
Female solo performances: ‘Jasmine’, ‘Beautiful Scenery of Suzhou’, ‘Beautiful Taihu Lake’, ‘Du Shiniang’, ‘Qinhuai Scenery’, ‘Yingying Plays the Zither’, ‘Palace Resentment’, ‘Autumn Thoughts’, ‘How Many Beautiful Sceneries in Jiangnan’, etc.
Male solo performances: ‘A Grain of Rice’, ‘Secret Room Rendezvous’, ‘Dreaming of Butterflies’, etc.
Male and female duet performances: ‘Appreciating Mid-Autumn Festival’, ‘Recognizing Mother in the Nunnery’, ‘Night Mooring by Maple Bridge’, ‘Phoenix Hairpin’, ‘Legend of the White Snake’, ‘Jade Dragonfly’, etc.
Opening hours: Open all year round from 09:00 to 21:30.