The egg-shaped theatre is designed by the French architect Paul Andreu, the designer of the terminal of the Charles de Gaulle Airport in. The National Grand Theatre, situated west of the central Tian"anmen Square, has a huge glass and titanium dome-shaped structure surrounded by water. It is regarded as the Egg due to its smooth, translucent exterior and ovoid shape. The National Theatre - situated west of the central Tian"anmen Square, has a huge glass and titanium dome-shaped structure surrounded by water. The egg-shaped theatre is designed by the French architect Paul Andreu, the designer of the terminal of the Charles de Gaulle Airport in . The new National Theater is composed of the three halls nestled inside the egg holding 6,000 people. With its modernity, it is in the strong contrast to the Stalinist-style building of the Great Hall of the People and the golden eaves of the Forbidden City.
Opening hours: Monday closed, Tuesday to Sunday and national legal holidays 9:00 to 17:00 (16:30 to stop ticketing, check-in and spectators)
Tour fare: 30 yuan / person;
Family ticket 40 yuan / sets, 65 yuan / set
Opera Festival theme observe Tickets: 40 yuan / person;
Family ticket: 55 yuan / sets, 85 yuan / set