Carved cloud shapes screen light fixtures to create an indirect lighting effect as the viewer approaches the wooden, brass knobbed entry doors. The original central free-standing box office was replaced by the current box office located to the side of the entry as part of a 1979 renovation. The original Imperial guardian lions (Ruì Shī), commonly called foo dogs or foo lions, originally located outside the entry were moved inside as part of the 1979 renovation.
The designers employed carved cloud shapes and lighting fixtures to create a subtle, ambient illumination effect as visitors approached the wooden, brass knobbed entrance doors. The original central ticket booth was replaced by a new one located adjacent to the entry during a 1979 remodeling project. The iconic Imperial guardian lions were also repositioned from their exterior locations to inside the building.