Hangzhou Grand Theatre, Theatre building in Hangzhou Central Business District, China.

Hangzhou Grand Theatre stands on Zhijiang East Road by the Qiantang River at the southern end of Qianjiang New City. The Canadian-based architect Carlos Ott designed the 55,000-square-metre building, which opened in July 2004. Its three main venues are a 1,600-seat horseshoe opera house, a 614-seat shoebox concert hall and a 400-seat variable theatre.

The building opened in 2004 when Hangzhou's Central Business District was first developing along the riverside. This early structure helped establish the new downtown area as both a cultural and economic hub.

The building serves as a major venue where local audiences experience both traditional Chinese opera and contemporary performances. People come here to see how different artistic traditions share the same modern stage.

The theatre stands on Zhijiang East Road at the southern end of Qianjiang New City, beside the Qiantang River, with the Hangzhou International Conference Center to its southwest. Its plaza merges with the Qianjiang New City civic square. The opera house, music hall, variable theatre and 700-seat sunken open-air theatre each have their own entrances, so check which hall your event uses. The musical fountain runs on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday evenings, twice each night.

The theatre has moveable floors, walls, and ceilings combined with special acoustic materials that allow the halls to transform for different performance types. This technical flexibility means the same spaces can quickly adapt whether hosting opera, concerts, or theatre.