China National Centre For The Performing Arts. It Is Immediately To The West Of Tiananmen Square And The Great Hall Of The People, And Near The Forbidden City, Combined With The Theatre's Futuristic Design, Created Considerable Controversy. The Initial Planned Cost Of The Theatre Was 2.688 Billion Renminbi. When The Construction Had Completed, The Total Cost Rose To More Than ¥ 3.2 Billion Cny. The Water And Electricity Bills And The Cleaning Cost For The External Surface Would Be At Least Tens Of Millions Cny, And With Other Maintenance Cost, The Total Could Easily Exceed One Billion Cny. Anyway, It Becomes A Hot Topic And New Symbol Of Beijing And China.

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