Imperial Costume and Banquet Experiences in Beijing
Costume photo shoots and imperial-style banquet dinners, from CNY 145 to CNY 1,400, with what is included spelled out.
Shows & After Dark
Night Shows & Evening Experiences in China
Evening plans can mean a seated performance, a meal with a show or a route through the city after dark. Compare what is included and how you will get back.
How to choose
- Check the actual show date and language support.
- For dinner shows, separate the meal price from costume or photo extras.
- Plan the return trip after the performance or cruise ends.
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Shanghai
Researched experiences
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- Immersive Arcane (Arcane: League of Legends immersive music show) - PunchdrunkFollow an immersive music show inspired by Arcane.
- New World: Breaking the Cage Banquet (Xin Shijie: Po Long Zhi Yan) - immersive theatreJoin a six-hour role-playing theatre programme.
- Gongyan Oriental Art - immersive Chinese palace banquet theatreWatch a palace-themed performance over a set meal.
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Beijing
Things to Do at Night in Beijing
Opera evenings, a river boat ride, the only night-open Great Wall section and seasonal night-park sessions.
Researched experiences
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- Liyuan Theatre Peking Opera Evening ShowOne hour of classic Peking Opera excerpts at Beijing's first tea-house-style theatre, with English subtitles, tea and snacks.
- Huguang Guild Hall Peking Opera Show and Costume ExperienceFree-entry heritage guild hall with one of Beijing's four great wooden theatres, staging opera and crosstalk by schedule.
- Gubei Water Town Night Tour and Night Great WallNight tour of Gubei Water Town: cable car up the only Great Wall section in China open at night, then drone, lantern and fountain shows.
- Imperial Fairyland Chinese Royal Banquet with Stage PerformanceA multi-course Chinese imperial banquet served alongside staged music and dance, with optional paid Hanfu styling if you arrive two hours early.
- Yuxiandou Imperial Cuisine Museum: Noble Court Dining ShowImperial-style dining inside the Yuxiandou museum-restaurant, where costumed performers stage music and dance between courses.
- PALACE Qianmen: Immersive Ancient Imperial Dining ShowA new imperial cuisine menu served in step with staged performance at the PALACE venue on Qianmen Street, with paid Hanfu styling available.
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Chongqing
Chongqing After Dark: Night Cruises, the Cableway and the Observation Decks
River cruises, the cableway and the observation decks, from CNY 30 to CNY 128, with what each one actually buys you.
Sichuan Opera and Live Shows in Chongqing
Five checked shows from CNY 46 to CNY 199, including which one solves the language problem and which charges admission on top.
Researched experiences
Source-checked options to compare; read each listing for what has and has not been confirmed.
- Chongqing Two Rivers Night Cruise (Classic or Premium)Sail the two rivers after dark on a classic, premium or budget boat, passing the lit riverfront of the Yuzhong peninsula.
- 1941 Teahouse and TheatreSixty-minute show in a teahouse-styled theatre built around a 1941 wartime Chongqing setting, with opera, magic and acrobatics on a fixed daily schedule.
- Drunken Bayu Show at Huguang Guild HallFace-changing and Sichuan opera excerpts in a Qin-styled programme running three afternoon sessions.
- Yuzhou Story Intangible Heritage Show at ShibatiSeventy-minute intangible-heritage programme at the Shibati theatre, timed to fit around a walk through the Eighteen Steps quarter.
- Bafeng Yuyun Heritage Show in CiqikouAn hour of Sichuan face-changing, erhu, acrobatics and covered-bowl tea in a small projection theatre inside Ciqikou old town.
- Chongqing 1949 Immersive TheatreA 75-minute Red Rock story staged in the round on a 360-degree rotating auditorium in Ciqikou, with English translation headsets for foreign visitors.