Beijing Huguang Guild Hall

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The Beijing Huguang Guild Hall ( 北京 湖廣會館  /  北京 湖广会馆 , Běijīng Hùguǎng Huìguǎn  - "Bejinger Huguang Assembly Hall") or Beijing Huguang-Huguan is a famous Peking Opera theater ( Jingju ) and a historically important assembly place in Beijing's Xicheng district (hist . Xuanwu ). It is located on "Hufang Lu 3" ( 虎坊路 , Hǔfáng Lù ), at the eastern end of the Luomashi Dajie ( 骡马市 大街 , Luómǎshì Dàjiē ).

The venue was established as a theater in the Jiaqing era of the Qing dynasty in 1807 and was at the height of its fame along with the Peking Opera Zhengyici Theater ( 正 乙 祠 戲樓  /  正 乙 祠 戏楼 , Zhèngyǐcí Xìlóu ) known as one of the “four great theaters” across the capital. Many famous Chinese opera performers from past and present have played here.

On August 25, 1912, the Chinese National Party (Kuomintang, KMT for short) was founded in the guild hall at a congress of the Revolutionary Alliance ( Tongmenghui ) led by Sun Yat-sen and several smaller pro-revolutionary parties. Together they formed the Kuomintang to fight for the Republic of China's first national parliamentary elections . Sun , the republic's interim president at the time, was elected party chairman with Huang Xing as his deputy.

The entire complex extends over a large area, the most important buildings include the Opera Building ( 戲樓  /  戏楼 , xìlóu ), the Wenchang Pavilion ( 文昌 閣  /  文昌 阁 , wénchānggé ), the Xiangxian Temple ( 鄉賢 祠  /  乡贤 祠 , xiangxianci ), the Fengyu Huairen House ( 風雨 懷 人 館  /  风雨 怀 人 馆 , fēngyǔ huáirén guǎn ), the Baoshan Hall ( 寶 善堂  /  宝 善堂 , bǎoshàntáng ) and the Chuwan Hall ( 楚 畹 堂 , chǔwǎntáng ). The theater is known for its magnificent interior. In the Huguang Guild Hall there is also a small Peking Opera Museum ( 北京 戲曲 博物館  /  北京 戏曲 博物馆 , Běijīng Xìqū Bówùguǎn  - "Beijing Peking Opera Museum"), which shows the rich history of the Peking Opera at the theater.

monument

The theater is on the list of monuments of the government immediate city ​​of Beijing (3–57).

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In the well-known feature song for the 100-day countdown of the 2008 Summer Olympics ( Beijing huanying ni ), the artists JJ Lin & A-Do performed at this venue.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Huguang-Huguan - Huguang Assembly Hall (湖廣會館 / 湖广会馆)" - Chinese: beijing.gov.cn: Huguang huiguan ( Memento of the original from December 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and still Not checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.beijing.gov.cn

    "主要 建筑 有 乡贤 祠 、 文昌 阁 、 风雨 怀 人 馆 、 宝 善堂 、 楚 畹 畹 堂 和 戏楼。"

    - Retrieved November 13, 2011 - Online
  2. ↑ youtube.com: Welcome to Beijing 北京 欢迎 你 (from 3:03)

Coordinates: 39 ° 53 '14.9 "  N , 116 ° 22' 39.7"  E