You can enjoy a pot of tea, listen to a comedy show, and laugh heartily with the performers on stage; or trim a bouquet of flowers based on your own aesthetic taste; or do handicrafts, visit exhibitions, learn about folk customs, and taste the flavor of Beijing culture... There are small joys of life in the capital city.

Lao She Teahouse

In the past, people in old Beijing loved to drink tea, so teahouses naturally sprouted up everywhere. Many teahouses may seem like just a place to drink tea, but they actually have many other functions. Among them, "socializing" is undoubtedly an important function of these teahouses. People gather in teahouses to meet friends, ask about each other's well-being, and exchange information.

The Beijing Lao She Teahouse was founded in 1988. It is located southwest of Tiananmen Square and adjacent to the ancient commercial street of Beijing, Dashilan. Its unique geographical location and deep cultural heritage of Beijing traditional culture make it a cultural gathering place for folk customs. The teahouse is named after the famous Chinese artist Lao She and his play "Teahouse". It was founded by Mr. Yin Shengxi, the first folk culture teahouse in China after the implementation of the reform and opening-up policy. Its predecessor can be traced back to the Qianmen Big Bowl Tea in 1979. It is now a collection of Beijing-style culture, tea culture, opera culture, and food culture, integrating six traditional Beijing teahouse forms such as book teahouse, meal teahouse, clear tea teahouse, big teahouse, wild tea teahouse, and clear sound table teahouse.

Today's Lao She Teahouse still retains the business model of tea drinking and listening to comedy shows. The three-story performance hall of the Lao She Teahouse Qianmen store has good shows every day, and the "Comedy Special" teaches visitors how to appreciate the charm of traditional Chinese comedy, making it a worthwhile trip to Qianmen. The variety show "Four Seasons Beijing · Tea" is unique in Beijing. It combines the performance content with the scenes of Beijing life, covering traditional cultural contents such as Peking Opera, drum music, acrobatics, and magic. It has received more than 6 million Chinese and foreign guests from more than 80 countries on five continents, becoming a window to showcase national art and cultural treasures and a folk bridge connecting people around the world.

As a base for experiencing Beijing culture, Lao She Teahouse has the most authentic Beijing folk culture. Visitors can enjoy opera, tea, food, and performances here, immersing themselves in the Beijing culture experience.

Address: No. 3 Building, Zhengyang Market, Qianmen West Street, Xicheng District, Beijing

Friendly reminder: For specific performance information, please follow the "Beijing Lao She Teahouse" official WeChat account.

Flower Arrangement Museum of China

Traditional Chinese flower arrangement art has a long history and is profound, representing the art of flower arrangement in the East. Traditional flower arrangement is an art form with Chinese traditional cultural characteristics and was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008.

The Flower Arrangement Museum of China is located in Caocun, Huaxiang, Fengtai District, Beijing, covering a total area of 12,750 square meters and a building area of 3,600 square meters. The Flower Arrangement Museum of China was established on November 8, 2014. It is China's first museum with flower arrangement as its theme and is a permanent cultural institution serving the public. It has basic functions such as exhibition, collection, scientific research, education, and service. It is an international flower arrangement cultural exchange center that collects historical relics of flower arrangement, promotes Chinese traditional flower arrangement culture, displays the charm of flower arrangement art, and researches the value of flower arrangement art.

The Flower Arrangement Museum of China fully displays the charm and value of flower arrangement art in all aspects. In terms of exhibition methods, on the basis of traditional exhibition methods, modern exhibition methods with interesting, participatory, and interactive features have been added, giving visitors a spatial experience and visual enjoyment, which is quite international. Visitors to the flower arrangement hall can learn about flower arrangement, enrich their lives, protect the environment, cherish nature, live in harmony, and build a better future.

Address: North Gate of Flower Arrangement Museum of China, Garden of World's Flowers., Jiaomen Road South, Fengtai District, Beijing (south side of Kangxin Road, Caocun, Fengtai District, Beijing)

Friendly reminder: The Flower Arrangement Museum of China is open all year round, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The opening hours may be extended or shortened during statutory holidays, so please pay attention to the announcement at any time.

No. 93 Courtyard Museum

No. 93 Courtyard on Tieshuxie Street used to be a large courtyard with seven households. After the residents moved out in 2013, as a public welfare cultural pilot project introduced by the government, Beijing Zhiwen Mingde Culture Communication Co., Ltd. carried out overall renovation of the courtyard and transformed it into the No. 93 Courtyard Museum, opening up the exploration of using old city vacated spaces to provide public cultural services in the form of private non-profit museums.

Since its opening, under the operation of "Zhiwen", the 93 Courtyard Museum has taken on the responsibility of "letting the world understand China's intangible cultural heritage and letting China's intangible cultural heritage go to the world", and has continuously held themed exhibitions and activities, attracting a large number of Chinese and foreign visitors to the museum. Based on the exhibitions, the museum actively explores and innovates in different fields such as social education curriculum development, publishing, and external exchanges, and has embarked on a path of innovative and sustainable development for private museums.

As a small micro-museum located in the hutongs and close to residents, in addition to art exhibitions and activities with intangible cultural heritage as the theme, the 93 Courtyard Museum has also held a variety of comprehensive exhibitions, including folk art exhibitions, ceramic art exhibitions, restored porcelain art exhibitions, traditional Beijing embroidery and women's handicraft interactive exhibitions, and joint exhibitions of gold embroidery, pottery, and Jianzhan art. Based on cooperation with inheritors of intangible cultural heritage, the 93 Courtyard Museum has also collaborated with well-known artists to continuously expand the scope of exhibitions and activities and improve the level of exhibition management. In addition, the 93 Courtyard Museum pioneered the Hutong Intangible Cultural Heritage Temple Fair, with a different theme each year and a variety of colorful activities, including traditional Beijing folk performances, amusement projects, traditional snacks, and various intangible cultural heritage projects.

Limited space, unlimited mission. Over the past nine years, the 93 Courtyard Museum has actively developed museum intangible cultural heritage social education courses, created "Zhiwen" IP intangible cultural heritage experience courses, intangible cultural heritage inquiry courses, and intangible cultural heritage research courses, while promoting intangible cultural heritage, it has also deeply developed the educational value of intangible cultural heritage. The 93 Courtyard Intangible Cultural Heritage Workshop has become a popular DIY workshop on the "Dianping" APP, ranking among the top five in Beijing and the first in Xicheng District with dozens of popular intangible cultural heritage experience courses.

Address: No. 93 Tieshuxie Street, Xicheng District

Take subway line 7 and exit at Hufangqiao Station, then walk 200 meters.

Opening hours: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Parking: It is recommended to take public transportation. If driving, you can park at the "Huguang Guild Hall" parking lot (fee required).