Beijing also boasts professional concert halls which will bring visitors wonderful experience on concerts.

Beijing Forbidden City Concert Hall

Beijing Forbidden City Concert Hall is called “a pearl of music in China’s royal garden”, as it is situated inside one of Beijing's most beautiful parks, Zhongshan Park, and is surrounded by historic gardens and landmarks such as the Forbidden City and Tian' anmen Square.

The Concert Hall started its construction in 1942 and was completed in 1999. It is an impressive modern building, posing an interesting contrast with the ancient Forbidden City. As a modern music hall, it is comparable to the Golden Hall of Vienna in terms of acoustic effects as affirmed by the Chinese Academy of Social Acoustics Institute.

The stage of the Concert Hall measures 23-meter wide and 14-meter tall. The auditorium has 1,419 seats on two floors. It also has a small well-equipped cinema for 150 viewers, a conference hall for 200 audiences and a luxury VIP lounge for 60 guests. The Concert Hall is the major music festival venues of two Chinese famous orchestras China Philharmonic Orchestra and Beijing Symphony Orchestra as well as the major venue of Beijing International Music Festival.

Add: Inside Zhongshan Park, West Chang’an Street, Xicheng District

Tel: 010-65598285/65598306

Transportation: Subway Line 1 to Tiananxi station

Beijing Concert Hall

Beijing Concert Hall was the first professional concert hall in China built in 1985, who was a cinema originally. The hall enjoys convenient transportation for it is located on south to Chang’an Avenue in CBD of Beijing. The hall is a complex of art. It contains a main hall equipped with high-quality sound facilities that you can experience best concert, a café and a gallery. The gallery holds all kinds of art exhibitions regularly.

Lots of wonderful concerts are staged here every year including the instrumental & vocal music, Western and Chinese.

Location: #1North Xinhua Street, Xicheng District, Beijing

Tel: +86 10-6605 7006

Transportation: Take subway Line 1 or Line 4 and get off at Xidan Station

National Library Arts Center

National Library Arts Center belongs to the National Library of China (NLC), the largest library in Asia and one of the largest in the world. It hides in the elegant NLC, adjacent to the beautiful Zizhuyuan Park and "China’s Silicon Valley" Zhongguancun.

National Art Center is composed of concert hall, movie hall and training center. The concert hall, at a capacity of more than a thousand people, is equipped with world-class stage, audio, and lighting facilities which can support symphony, drama, dance and other performances. The audience will enjoy splendid performances at the art center with perfect acoustics and comfortably seat.

Add: No. 33 South Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District

Tel: 010-88544777/010-88544778

Transportation: Subway Line 4 to Guojiatushuguan (National Library of China) station