Suzhou Museum of Traditional Operas is located in the east part of Suzhou City. It is a building in the style of Ming and Qing Dynasties. It has a horizontally inscribed board with golden words on a black background "Suzhou Museum of Traditional Operas" written by the former Chinese leader Chen Yun in the entrance hall. Every word is powerful and vigorous. The Tower for Music Makers with the pavilion and palace style is a classical ceremonial construction. The twelve music maker statues have the size of the real persons. Their expressions are true to life and they have been vividly portrayed. The classical stage is exquisite and magnificent. The dome of the stage has both the artistic quality and the scientific quality. It can produce a relatively perfect sound effect making the listeners feel intoxicated. The elegant and unsophisticated love hall has an old-fashioned mahogany table, the old-fashioned wooden armchairs, and the tea set of the Qing Dynasty etc with everything needed being there. At the time, silence is better than sound. It seems that you can hear the sound of pearls falling on a plate of jade. The museum has specially established three exhibition halls for the Su Opera, the Kun Opera and the Fingtan (storytelling and ballad singing in Suzhou dialect), as Suzhou is the birthplace of these three folk operas. There are also collections of many written documents, various block-printed editions and ancient books etc. there rich documents have fully exhibited the age-old history, style and characteristics of the art of Suzhou operas. It is acclaimed by visitors as the acme of perfection.
Location: No.14 Zhangjia Lane, Middle, Suzhou City.
Telephone: 7273741.