Beijing Chang'an Cultural Amusement Palace,the predecessor of which was the famous Chang'an Grand Theatre,reopened in 1996 following a three-year renovation.Situated in Guanghua-Chang'an Mansion in East Chang'an Enterainmenf Hall as well as tea houses,restaurants,bars,offices and guest rooms in different styles.The former Chang'an Grand Theatre in Xidan has been reconstructed into a new national class-A theatre on a new site.Combining ancient Chinese architecture and modern technologr,the new theatre possesses advanced stage equipment and a movable stage,an orchestra pit that can be pulled back and forth,computer-con-trolled lighting and state-of-the-art sound systems to support all types of performances.The theatre has 800 seats and has boxes for VIPs on the second floor.

The front rows in the stalls comprised red-wood chairs and tables,on which are teapots with hand-painted images of children,which recreate the atmosphere of a Ming of Qing-dynasty theatre.The discotheque,karaoke hall,cinema,electronic game rooms and the American west style beer bar in Chang'an Entertainmenf Hall offer multi-cultural entertainment services.Four restaurants display to the full different delicacies from various parts of China.