Lao She’s Teahouse
This is one exciting cultural place at Qianmen off the main tourist itinerary. It is named after the drama Teahouse by Chinese author, Lao She. Although an attempt to give a taste of a Beijing tea-house during Lao She’s time, it has instead transformed into a wonderful entertainment house with short shows by comedians, singers, musicians, acrobats and opera performers. In short, one can have a kaleidoscopic view of Beijing culture while sipping tea with light refreshment. Dinner before the show is provided separately in another section of the building and the price of the food is reasonable. An adjacent room display paintings, art objects like paper cuttings, figurines, antiques, kites and jade carvings.
Lao She (1899-1966), real name Shu Qingchun, was of Manchurian descent and the famous author of the book called “Camel Xiangzi” also known in the US as “Rickshaw”. It was a bestseller in the US where Lao She was a visiting professor. He also taught Chinese at the Oriental School of London University in his earlier days. His drama Teahouse displayed his linguistic talent of the Beijing dialect, depicting the customers with their bird cages and their pipes enjoying tea and gossip. Other famous works are Crescent Moon, City of Cats, The Yellow Storm and the Drum Singers. Unfortunately, despite his great love for China, he was hounded by the Gang of Four to suicide by drowning. He was posthumously rehabilitated in 1979 and his complete works were fully available. His wife, Hu Jieqing (1905-2001) a close friend of Prof. M.L. Pei, was an accomplished painter. Lao She’s website is at
www.laotao.org/lao/life.html The owner of the Lao She Teahouse, Yin Shengxi, is a student of the son of Qi Baishi, one of China’s best contemporary painters. Hence, one can see the busts of both Lao She and Qi Baishi at the entrance to the Teahouse. The website is
www.laosheteahouse.com. 老舍茶馆的网站;
http://www.laosheteahouse.com/参考资料：
http://www.chinapage.com/friend/goh/beijing/laoshe/laoshe.html;
Teahouse was written by Laoshe in 1957. The story happened in 1898 during the Qing Dynasty. The play covers the transition of a teahouse and exihbits the social situation of Beijing and the different fates of people back then. It brought the audience to the end of the Anti-Japanese war in 1945. It took place in a teahouse in old Beijing and it told us the story of Wang Lifa and his customers. At the end of the story Wang Lifa lost the teahouse and he died.
老舍茶馆是以人民艺术家老舍先生及其名剧命名的茶馆，始建于1988年。在这古香古色、京味十足的环境里，客人每天都可以欣赏到来自曲艺、戏剧等各界名流的精彩表演，同时可以品用各类名茶、宫廷细点和应季北京风味小吃。自开业以来，老舍茶馆接待了很多中外名人，在世界各国享有很高的声誉。2005年4月28日，连战夫妇率中国国民党大陆访问团曾在老舍茶馆品茶赏戏。
老舍茶馆是以人民艺术家老舍先生及其名剧命名的茶馆，始建于1988年。在这古香古色、京味十足的环境里，客人每天都可以欣赏到来自曲艺、戏剧等各界名流的精彩表演，同时可以品用各类名茶、宫廷细点和应季北京风味小吃。自开业以来，老舍茶馆接待了很多中外名人，在世界各国享有很高的声誉。2005年4月28日，连战夫妇率中国国民党大陆访问团曾在老舍茶馆品茶赏戏。
Lao She house is the people's artist Mr. Lao She and William named teahouse, built in 1988. In the quaint, Jingwei full environment, guests can enjoy every day to from the opera, drama and other celebrities to excellent performance, and can use all kinds of goods, tea, fine and court season Beijing snacks. Since the opening of the teahouse, Lao She received a lot of Chinese and foreign celebrities, in countries around the world enjoy a high reputation. On April 28, 2005, lien couple rate China KMT delegation had Lao She play teahouse drinking reward.
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