The ancient stage in Shantang Street is not the original one, but the one that has been moved. The stage was originally in the "Waian Qiwang Temple" (An Temple) at No.68 Donghui Road. From June 2002 to September 2003, the experimental section of protective restoration of Shantang was moved from tonggui bridge to Xinmin Bridge, and the ancient stage of Wang Anqi Temple in Qing Dynasty, which was originally located on Donghui Road, was built as a whole, becoming the only open ancient stage along the street in Suzhou.
The orientation of this theater mainly depends on the location of Shantang Street, so it faces the main street.
The stage is a two-story building. The stage is about 3 meters high, and the bottom floor is closed with windows. The second floor is the stage. The stage is surrounded by wooden fences on three sides. The height of the wooden fence is about 1 m, the width of the stage is about 5.5 m, and the depth of the stage is about 5.5 m, which is basically square.
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Architectural features of ancient theaters in China;
The theater is open on three sides, and the other side is reserved for the backstage. The space of the stage is simple, but the extension space is large.
In the early acrobatic performances, the role of the field gate was relatively simple, with only the entrance and exit. After the drama with stories came into being, its functions were expanded and its names were complicated. Su Shi's poem in Song Dynasty: "Moving ancient personnel, going in and out of the gate of hell." "Ghost Gate" means "Upper and Lower Gate", also known as "Gu Men", "Gu Men" and "Ancient Road".
Going next door has the meaning of time and space, which changes with the development of the plot. Hanging splendid curtains on the upper and lower doors echoes the big account and is called "curtain account" or "old-fashioned". Embroider the door "out of the general" and the door "into the phase". The space treatment of theater buildings has the characteristics of ethereal and transparent, and squares, halls, wings and cloisters can all be integrated into the viewing space.
In China, the north is the right position and the south is the lower position. The buildings of the theater are all built to avoid the right position, and most of them face the main building from south to north or from east to west. Due to factors such as construction age and terrain, the treatment methods are also different.
Another important architectural feature of China Theater is its meticulous decoration, not to mention the couplets on the front column of the theater. Sculpture, painting and decoration used on roofs, pilasters, beams, doors, windows, screens and other small components have infinite charm.
Decorative content is rich and colorful, blue-green and earth-red monochrome are used in painting, and relief and through carving are used in carving. Moreover, the combination with painting and even gold plating and silver sprinkling have produced bright and brilliant effects on the whole.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-theater