Classic Peking Opera, Local Dinner&Old Beijing Houhai Night Tour

Beijing, China

3 to 4 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

For immersive insight into Chinese culture, choose this private 3-hour experience including dinner, dancing, and traditional Chinese performances. At the opulent Prince Li’s Mansion in Beijing, you’ll enjoy a Chinese dinner while watching imperial dancing and mask-changing performances accompanied by Chinese instruments. History buffs can upgrade to include a guide and learn about the history of Beijing cultural traditions. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

Private 3-hour dinner and Chinese performance expereince in Beijing
A great cultural introduction for first time visitors
Enjoy a traditional Chinese dinner and performance at the opulent Prince Li's Mansion
Watch dancing, singing, and mask-changing accompanied by live music
Dress in the clothes of Chinese emperors for an additional supplement
Upgrade to include a guide and learn about the history of Chinese cultural traditions

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off (For hotels within the 4th ring road of Beijing City)
Transport by private vehicle if you choose option 2
Peking Opera Ticket - Blue Zone ¥380 | Private Table Included with Theatre-served Tea & Snacks

Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Gratuities
Transportation fee if you choose option 1
Dinner if you choose option 1

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Free pick up including hotels in Beijing within the 4th ring road, if your hotel is out of the city, will have extra cost, you also can travel into city to meet your tour guide

Itinerary

Your tour begins with pickup from your Beijing hotel at 6pm, when you’ll board a private vehicle destined for Prince Li’s Mansion, an opulent Qing Dynasty structure home to beautiful gardens.

On arrival, you’ll be greeted with traditional Chinese music and led to your table to enjoy a traditional Chinese dinner. At your own expense, opt to wear replicas of the fine silken sartorial worn by Chinese emperors and emperors during the Qing era.

During your meal, you’ll watch segments of Peking opera, mask-changing, and dancing, all accompanied by live music.

Following the show, choose to wander around the serene gardens of Prince Li’s Mansion before concluding your tour with hotel drop-off between 9pm and 9:30pm. On the way back, you’ll pass the famous Beijing National Stadium illuminated by night.

Beijing (Pass By)

Qianmen Main Street Mall (Pass By)

Liyuan Theatre (Pass By)

Houhai (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions

Most travelers can participate
Age under 3 is free to join
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Peking Opera performance schedules for the upcoming month are only updated monthly. We will reconfirm the exact show time and date with you about 10 days before your tour date.
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.0

based on 9 reviews

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The performance was great and the...

Katherine H, Sep 2018

The performance was great and the garden around the restaurant was beautiful. But the food was terrible, the restaurant was far away 45-60 minutes with traffic and the table arranged was next to the performance without an stage and was impossible to see the show only if I stand and move in front of them.

Poor guide

Suzana J, Aug 2018

I was looking forward so much to this experience, however the guide that we had was terrible. He interrupted us during the show and told us that we had to go. We had to rush finishing our food as well we have missed most interesting part of the show - Face Changing. His English was minimal and he could not explain what he wanted us to do. We didn't get a chance to dress in Chinese clothing as there too was some confusion and he thought that we didn't pay for it and wanted us to pay lots of money in order to get it done. One good thing was that the restaurant that we were at was vey nice and the food was good but unfortunately we couldn't really enjoy it much as we were rushed by the guide to finish and go. The craziest part was to "rush where?" We had no idea what was going on.

I did this tour on my final night in...

Tina W, Jan 2018

I did this tour on my final night in Beijing and it was the perfect closure. My driver arrived on time and took me to the restaurant. I was seated at my table and the driver assisted me in ordering food. The performance was lovely. It started with fan dancers, then a mask-changing performance, more dancers, some singing, a tea ceremony. Well paced as food was delivered. The venue has an option to try on the historical costumes, which is a thing I love to do, so I opted for this option after dinner. They brought a menu of dresses on an iPad and I was able to select the one I wanted to try on. The dress, shoes, and matching headdress were brought to my table and other tables looked on in amusement as 4 ladies dressed me in this ornate, complicated costume. The shoes were challenging to walk in, but I got the hang of it eventually. One of the ladies walked with me and took several photos around the beautiful courtyard of the restaurant, and those are some of my most cherished memories from Beijing. So much fun.

An amazing place for dinner, with...

JOSE MARIA M, Nov 2017

An amazing place for dinner, with very nice gardens outside. The chinese dinner was very good. We ate flowers among other delicacies... Although the show was well performed, it was a little bit too short. When leaving, we were escorted through these wonderful gardens, by a chinese girl with a lantern on his hand: Very poetical, I loved it ! Our driver, who helped us with everything, made a first-class service.

Unfortunately we missed it because...

medhatsherif70, Aug 2017

Unfortunately we missed it because we had to spend more than 4 hours to get clear of the Beijing airport

Very enjoyable. Guide was...

Allen D, Dec 2016

Very enjoyable. Guide was knowledgeable and the surroundings were beautiful. Venue was the restored home of a Chinese prince. My only advice is to get tickets in thew center as the show is a little hard to see from the side

This is a dinner with a series of...

Noriko_H, Sep 2016

This is a dinner with a series of Chinese traditional performances. It's a nice place with indoor dining areas and outdoor dining areas. Servers wear traditional costumes.

Hermoso tour

gustavo_o, Jul 2019

Muy preocupados y puntuales El local hermosísimo muy bien atendido. Un espectáculo sencillo pero hermoso y nos muestra la China antigua

Espectacular. Muy recomendable

javier_a, May 2019

Ante todo mencionar a Lucy, nuestra guía en inglés, muy profesional y buena persona El entorno del restaurante muy bonito. Te reciben con vestidos de época Todos los camareros también van vestidos de época Shows en directo. Mencionar el de cambio de máscaras: increíble Puedes vestirte de época (de pago) La comida normal