Beijing Madame Tussauds

 

Basic Information of Beijing Madame Tussauds

Chinese Name: 北京杜莎夫人蜡像馆 Pronunciation: Běijīng Dùshā Fūrén Làxiàngguǎn

Opening Time: 2014

Recommended Visiting Time: 2 Hours

Building Area: 3,000 square meters

Service Hours: 10:00 - 21:00 (the last admission at 20:00)

Address: No. 18, Qianmen Avenue, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China

Function: Get close and personal contact with world celebrities and enjoy an exciting fantasy trip

 

Ticket Price

Contents	Price
Adult	CNY 180
Student (Full-time students including postgraduate and Ph.D. students with valid student cards)	CNY 130
Children between 1 meter (excluding) and 1.4 meters (excluding)	CNY 110
Senior aged over 65 (including) with valid certificate	CNY 110
Disabled person	CNY 90

   

• Tips:

Half-price adult tickets are available for persons with disabilities and one of their escorts
 

• Ticket Free of Charge Policy

Children under 1 meter are free of charge.

 

What You Need to Know about Beijing Madame Tussauds

London-based Madame Tussauds is one of the highest level wax museums in the world set up by the wax sculptor Madame Tussaud. Now, Beijing Madame Tussauds is the fourth one in China following those in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Wuhan.
 

Situated on Qianmen Avenue, boasting a long history and strong “Beijing Flavor” century-old classic brands, the branch has become a must-visit attraction for tourists at home and abroad, and also a new fashion landmark of Beijing culture for its unique culture, lifelike wax figures, and interesting immersive interactive experience.
 

Opened in 2014, it exposed many Chinese and foreign celebrities from all walks of life, including Bruce Lee, Audrey Hepburn, Leslie Cheung, Kobe Bryant, Carina Lau, Prince William and Kate Middleton, Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, Marilyn Monroe, Johnny Depp, etc.
 

Each wax figure is finished by 20 artists from Madame Tussauds UK, which takes three to five months. Featuring vivid facial   expressions, the figures fully show the unique charm of international heavyweight figures.
 

In addition to interacting and taking photos with world-class stars, visitors can also participate in many wonderful interactive games, so that they can complete a journey of stars in the collision and integration of eastern and western traditional culture and modern art.

 

Development of Madame Tussauds

Since opening more than 200 years ago, Madame Tussauds has been bustling with visitors.
 

In Paris in 1770, Madame Tussaud began learning wax-making techniques from Dr. Philippe Cortez. Her craft survived severe tests during the French Revolution.
 

In the early 19th century, Madame Tussaud took her wax figures on a tour of Britain.
 

At that time, news spread mostly by word of mouth. The wax figure of Madame Tussaud became a kind of newspaper. Ordinary people could keep abreast of the latest international developments by displaying the big names who appeared in the headlines.
 

These priceless wax figures made the major events that took place in Europe, the political figures made by realistic approach, and the frightening wax figures in the Chamber of Horrors widely spread and arouse people’s imagination.
 

In 1835, Madame Tussauds opened its permanent wax museum on Baker Street, London.

 

Themed Displays in Beijing Madame Tussauds

The Beijing branch has eight theme displays, including Top-level Party, Movie Stars, Dream Concert, Sports Figures, Word Famous Leaders, TV Stars, China Spirit, and Behind the Scenes.
 

Top-level Party: Join the party where superstars gather and meet your favorite big-name stars like Kate Winslet, Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie …
 

Movie Stars: Here, you can experience a romantic love story with your favorite movie stars, and you can also stage an international blockbuster with the superstars to feel the really wonderful gun battle.
 

Dream Concert: Have you dream of performing with superstars? Here, singing rock and roll with Elvis Presley or dancing with lady Gaga is no longer an unreachable dream.
 

Sports Figures: People who like sports can shoot with “Peter Pan” Kobe Bryant, play volleyball with “Iron Hammer” Lang Ping or play football with David Beckham.
 

World Famous Leaders: Here you can get close contact with world famous people, meet the longest-reigning monarch in British history, Queen Elizabeth II, discuss the international situation with Vladimir Putin, or talk about education with Barack Obama.
 

TV Stars: Would you like to have a love story with Chinese star Yang Mi or Wu Qilong in TV series? Also, visitors can walk into the TV studio to experience the feeling behind the TV.
 

China Spirit: This theme area is quite special. They are elites in many fields promoting Chinese national development, including Yang Liwei, the first astronaut in China, Chinese writer Lao She, and the first of the “Four Famous Dans (female role)” of Chinese Peking Opera Mei Lanfang.
 

Behind the Scenes: It shows the story behind the vivid wax figures, such as making wax figures.

 

Warm Tips

1. Do not talk loudly here.

2. When taking pictures with the wax figures, please do not touch their surface.

3. Because high-intensity light may melt the wax figures, so do not use it when taking pictures.

4. Pets are not allowed in Beijing Madame Tussauds.

5. No food or drinks in Beijing Madame Tussauds.

 

Getting Here

By Bus

Take bus 8, 22, 82, 332,599, and get off at Qianmen Station. You need to walk southward along Qianmen Avenue for about 400 meters.

By Subway

Take Metro Line 2 to Qianmen Station, get out from Exit B or C, and walk southward along Qianmen Avenue for 5 minutes.

Take Metro Line 7 to Zhushikou Station, get out from Exit A, and walk north along Qianmen Avenue for 10 minutes.

By Taxi

Chinese: 请带我去北京杜莎夫人蜡像馆。 English: Please take me to Beijing Madame Tussauds.

 If you go to Beijing Madame Tussauds from the center of Beijing (Grand Hyatt Beijing), it takes about 20 minutes (about 15 yuan).
 
If you go to Beijing Madame Tussauds from Beijing Daxing International airport, it takes about 60 minutes (about 160 yuan).
 
If you go to Beijing Madame Tussauds from Beijing Capital International airport, it takes about 65 minutes (about 110 yuan).
 
If you go to Beijing Madame Tussauds from Beijing West Train Station, it takes about 25 minutes (about 25 yuan).
 
If you go to Beijing Madame Tussauds from Beijing South Railway Station, it takes about 25 minutes (about 25 yuan).