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National Centre for the Performing Arts

National Centre for the Performing Arts
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National Centre for the Performing Arts

       Located west of Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing, the National Centre for the Performing Arts is the highest hall of performing arts in China, the largest platform for cultural exchange between China and foreign countries, and an important base for China's cultural and creative industries.

       From the initial project approval to its official operation, the National Centre for the Performing Arts took 49 years. The design plan underwent three bidding processes and two revisions, with a total cost of 3.067 billion yuan. It was designed by French architect Paul Andreu, with the design undertaken by Aeroports de Paris. It covers an area of 118,900 square meters, with a total construction area of approximately 165,000 square meters, including a main building of 105,000 square meters and underground ancillary facilities of 60,000 square meters. It features an opera house, a concert hall, a theatre, as well as supporting facilities such as an art gallery, an art exchange center, and a video store.

       As one of the sixteen landmarks of New Beijing, the unique main structure of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, a pool of crystal-clear water, and the surrounding large areas of green space, trees, and flowers, not only greatly improve the ecological environment of the surrounding areas, but also embody the concept of harmonious coexistence and mutual benefit between people, art, and nature.