“Everything of tonight is Beijing!”

       On September 26, our foreign faculties had an unforgettable evening at Laoshe Teahouse. They loved everything from food to the folk shows which created a rich Beijing atmosphere. 

Laoshe Teahouse is named after a famous Beijing modern writer – Lao She. The three-act play Tea House written by Lao She, dramatically describes the moving of Chinese Society in 50 years around the beginning of 20th century, through the rise and fall of a common Tea House. Laoshe Teahouse also inherits this miracle. The fading Chinese traditional opera and folk art, which used to flourish four hundreds years, has come back on a small stage.

       On our arriving at the Teahouse, plenty of delicious Beijing food were waiting. The whole dinner hall was decorated in an old-fashion style, with the shadow play, the dinner was more like an exploration than just fulfilled the belly. Traditional Beijing food was served, including the famous Beijing Duck. Our foreign faculties had a wonderful try-out on Beijing food.

       And the show was just fabulous! Many prize-winner artists went on the stage and brought their amazing performance to our faculties. Presenting in Beijing style, this evening show covered every form of art. While tasting the tea with china cup, a tea culture show was displayed to show the whole set of tea drinking. Later the acrobatics grabbed everybody's attention. Hoops played by the artist were flying freely which actually were attached to a thin string. The opera show "Monkey king borrow a palm fan" didn't fail people's expectation. The custom, the movements and above all , the great performance well represented the name: treasure of China. Though the whole performance was in Chinese, they offered an English host and subtitles on the side thus our foreign teachers could understand the show without language barriers. The magic show brought all the faculties into wonders. The combination of tea culture and martial art, long month tea show expressed both art and strength. And the mysterious face changing show amazed everyone at seat. Presenting as the ending show, Kongfu successfully pumped the performance into climax. 

Beijing, a modern yet ancient city, where people can experience an unique combination of the past and the present. The visit to Laoshe Teahouse offered a great chance for our foreign faculties to look back into the traditional Beijing life, varying from food, dialect, customs to folk arts.

      “Excellent! ””It’s worth coming!” Our foreign faculties gave really high comments on today’s event. Enjoying the show, tasting the food, experiencing the rich atmosphere of Beijing, and most importantly, faculties grabbed this good chance to communicate with each other, sharing their ideas about PKU and China. And the day ended in this harmony way.