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.
Shaped cloud formations illuminated lighting fixtures to produce a soft, ambient glow as viewers approached the wooden, brass-handled entrance doors. The original central freestanding ticket booth was replaced by a new one situated beside the entryway during a 1979 renovation. The original Imperial guardian lions (Ruì Shī), also known as foo dogs or foo lions, were relocated from their exterior positions to inside the building as part of the same 1979 renovation.