Located opposite to the city's central plaza, the theater will occupy an area of about 31,500 square meters and cost 360 million yuan (about US$43.37 million). It will be the largest cultural infrastructure project of the province, which is making great efforts to build more entertainment facilities for its cultural development.

The petal-shaped glass building will consist of a main hall with a seating capacity of more than 1,400, a multifunctional drama theater, and other facilities.

The theater was designed by Cui Kai, Vice-chairman of the China Architecture Design and Research Group, whose design was chosen from a pool of international bids organized by local government.

As the province's key project in the 10th Five-Year Plan period (2001-2005), the theater is expected to be completed in 2005 and become a new landmark in the city.