Stranded passengers at a luxury theatre in Hangzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang Province, on Monday, January 28, 2008. [Photo: CFP]

Stranded passengers at a luxury theatre in Hangzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang Province, on Monday, January 28, 2008. [Photo: zjol.com.cn]

Stranded passengers at a luxury theatre in Hangzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang Province, on Monday, January 28, 2008. [Photo: zjol.com.cn]

A luxury theatre in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang Province, opens its doors to stranded holiday travelers on Monday.

Website Zhejiang Online reports that the heavy snow in Hangzhou caused sixteen trains to be delayed or canceled on Monday stranding 20 thousand travelers at the railway station.

To accommodate the crowds of waiting passengers, besides the theatre, two underground parking areas and all the tea bars in the station were opened free of charge.

(CRI January 30, 2008)