In the area of Qianmen Jianguo(the Watch Tower)of Beijing,Da Wan Cha(Big Bowl Tea)has always been the most noticeable sight.Of course,the most well known tea house is the Lao She Tea House.With a not large front door,it can always retain people¡¯steps.In the Tea House,it seems to be in a museum of folk customs of Beijing.Together with the paintings and calligraphies,couplets,old-fashioned square tables for eight persons,backreat chairs everywhere,you¡¯ll have a sudden strong sense of literary aura.So far,famous roles of every genre including Mei Baojiu,Yuan Shihai,Zhao Baochen in the circle of Beijing Opera;and famous actors of folk art such as Ma Sanli,Hou Baolin,and Ma Ji as well as performance celebrities like Xin Fengxia and Li Wenhua gave show on the not-large stage one after another.As a gathering place for folk customs culture in the area of Beijing,a lot of excellent local traditional programs are showed here every day,including Beijing qinshu(storytelling mainly in song,with musical instrument)by Guan Xuezeng,Jingyun Dagu(storytelling in Beijing dialect with drum accompaniment)by Sun Shuyun,and Henan zhuizi by Ma Yuping.You can taste the fulbodied folk customs culture of Beijing style while enjoying the wonderful singing of these artists.George Bush,the former US President,Kissingger,the former US Secretary of State,Wang Dingchang, Singaporean President,Hung Suong, Prime Minister of Cambodia and Thailand Princess as well as other important governmental members from different countries were bonored guests in this House.