Run by a Hong Kong entrepreneur, this show delivers all your fantasies of Asia at once: lavish costumes modeled on the Mogao cave paintings, a six-course banquet (watch out for the rice wine), hammy acting, and some amazing music and dance. Gao Ming's performance of the Spring Oriole's Song on a vertical bamboo flute, thepai xiao,is almost worth the money in itself. If you can get past the slickness and the feeling that it's just for foreigners (the voice-overs are all in English), the show makes a spectacular night out. Dinner starts at 7pm; the show begins at 8:30pm.
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| Address | Chang'an Lu 75 | |
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| Transportation | Bus: no. 603 from station or north of Bell Tower to Cao Chang Po | |
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| Phone | 029/8782-2222 | |
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| Fax | 029/8526-1619 | |
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| Web site | www.xiantangdynasty.com | |
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| Prices | Dinner and show ¥410 ($51); show and cocktail ¥200 ($25) | |
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| Credit Cards | AE, DC, MC, V | |
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| Other | Reservations essential | |