List of theaters built by China as aid

The construction of theaters, opera houses, and other cultural facilities by China as gifts to foreign countries is a part of China's foreign aid program. In a white paper published by China in 2009 on its aid projects in the area of civil construction, the building of cultural facilities is one of the types identified among a total of 2,025 projects stated as built by a Chinese grant or no-interest loan to the recipient country.


 * 🇩🇿 Algeria
 * A national opera house in Algiers is under construction as a US$40 million gift by China to Algeria.  The foundation stone for the 1400-seat venue was laid in a ceremony in November 2012.
 * 🇨🇲 Cameroon
 * The Palais des Congrès de Yaoundé was built by China and opened in 1982. The venue is a 1,500-seat multipurpose performance hall with "an ultra-modern stage boasting the country's best sound and lighting equipment."
 * 🇬🇭 Ghana
 * The National Theatre in Accra was opened in January 1993 after construction by China. The theatre is a gift as the loan from China funding the construction would later be cancelled in 2007.  China granted a further US$2 million to refurbish the theatre for Ghana's golden jubilee celebrations.
 * The Drama Studio at the University of Ghana at Legon was built under the program as the original work on the National Theatre.
 * 🇲🇺 Mauritius
 * The Plaza Theatre in Rose Hill was renovated in 2008 using funds provided by China in the form of a non-interest loan.
 * 🇸🇳 Senegal
 * The Grand Theatre in Dakar was constructed from 2008 to 2011 by Complant as a gift.  The six-storey, 1800-seat theatre was built at a cost of 16 billion CFA francs, of which China paid 14 billion CFA francs and Senegal contributed the rest.
 * Construction on a Museum of Black Civilization located in Dakar began in 2011, funded by a grant of $US30 million from China.  The contractor for the project is the Shanghai Construction Group.
 * 🇸🇴 Somalia
 * National Theatre of Somalia was built by China as a gift to Somalia in 1967.
 * 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
 * Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre is theatre in Colombo built in 2011 by China as gift to enhance ties with Sri Lanka.  Construction of the 1288-seat venue was handled by the Yanjian Group.
 * 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
 * National Academy for the Performing Arts in Port of Spain