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The Tang Dynasty Theater Restaurant
 
  The Theatre Restaurant of the Tang Dynasty Complex is the only one of its kind in modern China. It is comparable to the best internationally. The main hall covers an area of approximately 2000 square meters and can comfortably seat over 500 diners.
 
  The sumptuous menu blends the best of the West and East followed by the rich and colorful cultural experience of the Tang Civilization. The menu complements the entertainment the "show of the shows. The
 
 
 
blending of the graceful art form of ancient Chang an with the latest in the lighting and stage effects brings beauty and joy to the beholder. The Tang Cultural Show may be a total contrast to some of the contemporary musicals of Broadway and Las Vegas, but is nevertheless hailed by visitors as the "Lido" of the Orient.
 
 
  Thirteen dynasties that maintained their capital in Xi'an (also known as Chang An), but the Tang Dynasty (618-709 AD) period are distinguished as the most progressive and prosperous era in the history of China. Tang Dynasty music and dance symbolize the splendor and the glory of the Chinese civilization and is world famous.
 
  Tang music and dance inherit the songs and dances of the preceding dynasties but also assimilate the new and exotic cultures that came to Silk Road. Xi'an was the crossroad where travelers, merchants and indigenous minority tribes converged to trade within the authentic Tang cultural predominance of this great ancient civilization.
 
  Traditional Chinese folk dances originated from sacrificial ritual, where rhythmic movements and prayers combined to appease god and exhibit with the development of the Chinese culture. It was during the flourishing Tang Dynasty, however, that these dances thoroughly became a graceful art form. These new and graceful movements blend with the magnificent tune of authentic Tang musical instruments such as bells, drums and zithers that create a cultural experience that is both extravagant and entertaining. Years of painstaking practice allow our modern artists to reproduce our impression of the splendor and the glory of this great civilization.
 
  The Tang Dynasty Theater proudly presents the Tang Cultural Music and Dance performed by the Tang Dynasty Song and Dance Troupe. This performance is internationally renowned as the most accurate rendition of the richness of life in that golden age.
 
  We hope that you will enjoy our presentation and grander. Most of all we hope that this experience will help you appreciate the culture and grandeur of the Tang Dynasty.
 
Classical rite for entering the city
 
  On the night, on the Suspension - bridge Square outside the south gate of the City Wall, a mysterious scene is revealed before your eyes: banners and flags are fluttering, red lanterns are hung. Trumpets are blown; drums are beaten, accompanied by elegant and majestic music. The mighty guards of honor march out
 
 
to host the guests, followed by civil and military officials, foreign envoys and beauties holding lanterns. Women in the style of Tang Dynasty beauties dance gracefully as they present their honored guests with flowers and fruits. A senior official from Xi'an Municipal People's Government announces the opening of the'98 China Xi'an Ancient Culture, Art and Tourist Festival and makes a short speech. At his words, the classical marching-in ceremony begins. The war drums and the military marches are resumed. The guards of honor start to perform. The envoys shout unanimously, "Our honored guests are kindly invited to enter the gate''. Led by the beauties, the guests walk through the imperial passage, across the suspension bridge and enter the gate. They are expected to participate in the signing ceremony for entering the city within the City Wall. After that, they ascend the City Wall to appreciate the night view of Xi'an.
 
  The classical marching-in ceremony imitating the ancient times introduced by Xi'an City Wall Renovation and Protection Committee is a kind of tourist program devised on the basis of Chinese traditional reception rites and the rites practiced in the Tang Dynasty, it fully demonstrates the hospitality of Xi'an people towards distinguished guests. Joining the ceremony. One can experience personally the elements of the Chinese history and culture. The marching- in ceremony is really a grand ceremony held in the city of rites
 
 
 
 
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