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Lao She Teahouse: sip tea at Beijing's best teahouse
Lao She Teahouse, sitting at the center of Beijing not far from the Avic Hotel is where tourists get a taste of old Beijing life while sitting down for a good cup of tea.
The teahouse even appealed former U.S. president George H. Bush and Jordanian queen Rania to step in for what it has to offer.
It, indeed, has much to offer.
The building itself is a Qing dynasty-style loft structure, so the establishment really brings you back in time at your first sight! The waiters wear ancient outfits, and greet you in a very special way that seasoned Beijingers say reminds them of the city’s old days.
Basically a teahouse, Lao She goes beyond a little bit to offer some of China’s finest traditional performing arts that are harder and harder to see today. Here, while sitting down for a good cup of tea, you can also watch such performances as acrobatics, Kung Fu shows, Peking opera dramas, ventriloquism, comic dialogue, as well as the famous face-changing dance.
One of the biggest hit here is the well-known face-changing dance that comes from Sichuan province. A dancer will change his mask by waving his arms and swaging his head, and complete it in less than a second. The best dancers can bring up 30 different masks at one go. Due to difficulty of changing masks faster than the eyes blink, only a small number of artists can perform this old dance today. There are also occasionally such performances around the Beijing Hwa Apartment Hotel.
Another program that also amazes many is the ‘Han Deng Da Gu.Singers of this ancient folk art don’t sing in the normal way. They sing with such a holder in their mouths as is mounted with a few of burning candles.
They need to somehow keep the balance of the holder using the muscles in their face, otherwise the candles will fall. Han Deng Da Gu signers of the Lao She Teahouse are all masters. They sing so masterfully as if there is nothing in their mouth. All around China, only a few of singers are able to perform this ancient art because it is simply too difficult to master.
But that;s not all they offer at the Lao She teahouse. Here waiters perform a kind of acrobatics to pour tea. The pour tea with bizarre pots that have spouts measuring up to 1.5 meters. When serving, the waiter tosses the pot around, pours your tea into a small cup, and stops the flow abruptly without splashing a drop. This is not a task that anyone can accomplish, and is much appreciated by the audience.
You can also enjoy a variety of Beijing snacks as you enjoy the shows. Rolling Donkey, or Lv Da Gun in Chinese, is a serving of glutinous rice balls stuffed with bean paste and eaten as a light meal. Millet Much, or Mian Cha in Chinese, is porridge with sesame and peanut butter. Wan Dou Huang is a serving of small bean cakes that is always popular with those sweet tooth.
Prices are affordable even by Beijing standards; an average of RMB 400 (a little over 50 dollars) should be enough for the shows, tea and a couple of snacks. The teahouse remains open from 14:00 to 22:00.
The Lao She Teahouse’s location in central Beijing is very convenient, and you can book a Beijing hotel here.
How long would it take to be able to learn how to sculpt like Michelangelo, and paint like Da Vinci?
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How many years/decades would it take to be able to learn to sculpt and paint like the old masters (not exactly of course, but on that same level of ability).
@Liam, it would be worth every second.
At least a thousand hours of practice. Practice makes perfect and if you work at it, you ability to make art will grow. Maybe 10 - 20 years.
True that.
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