Yihai Theatre is located at 466 Jiangning Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai, at the junction of Kangding Road and adjacent to Jing'an Sports Center. It was built in 2001. Gong Xueping, Deputy Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, wrote the title of the theatre "Yihai" in his own words, implying the meaning of "Art Ocean, Haina Baichuan". It is a brand-new intellectualized and modern art theater.