At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, with the development of modern architecture, real estate, electric lights and other industries, with the further prosperity of the new commercial street in the concession, especially with the prosperity of the Tianjin opera stage. Tea gardens no longer meet the needs of China's traditional drama performances, and newly-built entertainment places and theaters have emerged.
Guanghelou Theater, located in Qianmen Meat Market Hutong, was built in Ming Dynasty, then called "Chashi Theater in Ming Dynasty" and "Guanghelou" in Qing Dynasty. Celebrities of the four major micro-courses have performed here, and they are famous.
When Fu Liancheng's students, wearing bamboo blue coats and shaved heads, lined up neatly from the Hufangqiao Club to the Guanghe Building to perform, Qianmen Street was full of Peking Opera fans, paying attention to them.
Paradise, located in the south of Xianyukou Road, was an old theater in Jiaqing period, and was later renamed the popular theater. 19 12, revolutionaries Huang Xing, Chen, etc. I came here to make a speech and explain the great significance of the Revolution of 1911. Tan Xinpei, Tian Jiyun and so on. He also delivered a speech on behalf of the Liyuan community in Beijing, and celebrities such as Yang Xiaolou and Mei Lanfang were invited to attend. But now the popular theater has become the training ground of Beijing Acrobatic Troupe.