Views mixed on 'odd shape' of national theater

To some it is a pearl, to others a mistake, according to media reports on the National Grand Theater, renamed National Center for Performing Arts.

When the theater, also called "Eggshell", partially opened to the public on Friday, views were mixed on "its odd shape".

"It's very imposing," said a woman surnamed Huang from Hebei Province, who is visiting Beijing with her sister and 4-year-old nephew.