There are lots of cultural entertainment activities for visitors in Hangzhou, including restaurants such as the Jinsha Cultural Village and River Holiday Village which can provide singing and dancing shows to tourist groups. The Yuan Realization Folk-Custom Park at the Yellow Dragon's Cave, the Song City, the Future World and other tourist attractions provide shows regularly at daytime.
The 37 star-rated hotels in the city generally have entertainment facilities to cater to visitors as well, along with colorful night programs. The famous ones include the Hangzhou Metropolitan Theater in the International Mansion, the Entertainment city in the Hangzhou Mansion, the Cape of Good Hope Entertainment City in the Wanghu (Lake view) Hotel, the Entertainment Center in the Xinqiao Hotel, and soon, some hotels like the Hangzhou river Holiday Village have attracted numerous visitors from Shanghai for sight-seeing and holidays for many years with their rich entertainment programs (nearly 20) and high-quality service. The business hour of the entertainment facilities of all the star-rated hotels last into mid-night or even later.
Name |
Tel. (0571) |
Address |
Hangzhou Theater |
5107095 |
No.370 Stadium Road |
Dongpo Grand Theater |
7065031 |
No.2 Dongpo Road |
Metropolitan Opera House |
5156224-8118 |
No.333 Stadium road (5th floor of the International Mansion) |
Hangzhou West Lake Cinema |
7061259 |
No.95 Pinghai Road |
Dream Center of the Future World
The Dream Center of the Future World in Hangzhou has an area of 16,000 sq. meters and 3,000 seats, where the most moving hi-tech music drama "Future's Dream" is staged every afternoon and films with the largest screen in the world are expected to be staged here soon. In addition, the Rainbow Grand Theater at the Colorful Plaza, with 3,000 seats and a standing area for 5,000 viewers, stages folk dances or Russian songs and dances everyday.
Hangzhou Metropolitan Opera House
Put into operation in August 9, 1998, Hangzhou Metropolitan Opera House is located on the 5th floor of the Hangzhou International Mansion, with a business area of 3,200 sq. meters. It has a performance hall with the system of European compound reverberating stereo, a multi-tier luxurious viewing platform for 850 guests, and a luxurious KTV box room with a bar, a dancing area and a viewing platform. The modem stage is equipped with three elevators with an elevation range of 3.5 meters, a retractable proscenium with a secondary elevator, and a rotating stage.
The controllable color fountains at the side entrances of the stage can produce fountains of different heights and patterns. The fixed background curtain is make of a three-layer over lapping curtain of circulating water, accompanied by laser and computerized light. The Metropolitan Opera House is aimed at becoming a first-class entertainment site in China, as well as the largest and the most luxurious one in Southeast china focusing on shows from Hong Kong and Taiwan. The famous music producer Davie of Hong Kong will lead his group of program producers, directors and pop stars from many regions, joined by the Metropolitan Art League and the Thumb Band, to present a brand-new modern Hong Kong & Taiwan entertainment program of songs, dances, with performances being renewed every day and programs renewed every week, they will also stage performances of national stars and Hong Kong & Taiwan stars every month periodically.
The Metropolitan Opera House will make a breakthrough in the traditional framework of entertainment, creating a brand-new form of Hong Kong & Taiwan entertainment, and at the same time offering opportunities for people from all walks of life to enjoy business negotiation, party, celebration. Tel: (0571) 5058158, 5058168, 5156224-8107, 8417, 8118
Add: 5th floor of the Hangzhou International Mansion, 333 Stadium Road (Wulin Square), Hangzhou.
Dongpo Theater
Located beside the beautiful West Lake (3-minute ride), Hangzhou Cultural Center Dongpo Theater has a beautiful and dignified outward appearance, auditorium of 1,100 seats and a resting hall of over 400m2.
The theater has a stage 20m deep, 21m high and 13,5m wide, with a complete set of imported acoustic equipment and a novel lighting control platform. There are intercommunication systems at the right side of the stage, in the dressing room, lighting and sound control room. It is a first-class theater in Zhejiang Province. There are 5 tiring-rooms and dressing rooms and a resting room of over 200m2 for orchestra. The theater has an elegant and comfortable VIP resting hall and a guesthouse. With 35mm film projector, it can also show films.
Since it was opened in 1992, Dongpo Theater has received many foreign and domestic theater troupes and performers. Every year there are more than 200 performances, which is the most in Zhejiang Province. It has also been awarded "Superior Theater" for many years in succession.