Located on the eastern edge of Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District, the Xiqu Centre is intended to serve as a cultural centre for the support of the theatre and the production, research and training of this art form. For this purpose, the total area of the centre covers 29,000 ㎡. In total, the Xiqu Centre consists of a large opera with 1,100 seats, a teahouse with 200 seats, a small theatre with 400 seats and many seminar rooms. The generous design and open planning of the centre combines art and education as well as a dynamic public realm.