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Shanghai

Renaissance paintings
Fifty-one paintings from the Bellini Museum in Italy are exhibited, including works from Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Tiziano and others. The works mainly depict urban scenes and social life.
Through February 2
Shanghai Art Museum
Metamorphoses
Paintings by Yin Xin are exhibited.
Through January 8
Shanghai Art Museum
Xin Dongwang
The artist started to pay attention to migrant workers in the mid 1990s. A migrant from the countryside himself, Xin tries to catch the changing fate of peasants in China.
Through January 10
Shanghai Art Museum
325 West Nanjing Road
Tel: 6327-2829
The View from Afar
An installation exhibition by Christina Shmigel. The American artist interprets places where she lives through her sculpture and installation art. As the current resident artist at the Duolun Museum of Modern Art, she presently looks to the city of Shanghai to inspire her work.
January 14-February 15
Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art
27 Duolun Road
Tel: 6587-2530
Volti e tratti
Works by Italian painter Ugo Tonello are exhibited.
Through January 8
Original Impression Culture and Art Salon
Lane 25, Fahuazhen Road
Tel: 6280-8545
Lomography
The Lomo is an obsolete type of camera characterized by bright colours and ambiguous edges. It has undergone a popular revival among young people recently. A book of "lomographic" pictures has been published as well.
Through January 18
Epsite Gallery
Daido Moriyama
The Japanese photographer's works are displayed in an exhibition entitled "Buenos Aires."
Through February 14
Epsite Gallery
B1, 651 Central Huaihai Road
Tel: 5306-7711
The Self-Made Generation
A retrospective of new Chinese paintings. Featured artists: Bao Zhong, Chen Ke, Li Songsong, Sun Xinyu, Zhou Wenzhong, and others.
Opening: 7 pm, January 6
Through March 5
Zendai Museum of Modern Art
28 Lane 199 Fangdian Road
Tel: 5033-9801
Fingers of Orchid
ShanghART introduces a new artist, Tang Maohong. His prints and related video works are exhibited in the gallery.
January 10-31
ShanghART Gallery
Building 16, 50 Moganshan Road
Tel: 6359-3923
Life
Chen Changwei's paintings are displayed.
Through February 10
Contrasts Gallery
G/F, 41 Hengshan Road
Tel: 6474-1216
Border crossing
The Shadow Dance of Cities. An exhibition curated by Luo Xiuzhi and Zhang Xi.
Through January 16
Shanghai Highnoon Arts Space
3F, 1019 West Laoshan Road
Tel: 5882-0905
Atelier Kentin
Born in 1981, the young French painter Kentin is a multi-talented artist. After spending 18 years in the conservatory of music and 10 years engaged in classical dance, artistic creation has no secret for him. Writing, composing, dancing are his different means of expression, and painting appeared too in 1998.
Through January 12
The Room With a View
12F, 479 East Nanjing Road
Tel: 6352-0256
Propaganda mirrors
Brought to Shanghai from Inner Mongolia, these original mirrors add to the propaganda art made familiar by posters, photographs and images of Mao in the 1960s and 1970s. Probably the first exhibition of propaganda art exclusively in this format, it emphasizes the everyday nature of propaganda in China during this period.
Through January 20
Madame Mao's Dowry
70 West Fuxing Road
Tel: 6437-1255
Eye Level Gallery
24 West Ziyun Road
Tel: 6234-0599
Images Temptation
Shen Xiaotong's solo exhibition is held, featuring the artist's work from 2004 to 2005.
Through January 8
Shine Art Space
Block 9, 50 Moganshan Road
Tel: 6266-0607
Highlights
Studio Rouge presents a selection of works by Chinese artists in 2005. Xue Song, Liu Qinghe, Jiang Weitao, Pujie, Cheng Wei and Jin Shan are represented, among others.
Through January 31
Studio Rouge
17 Fuzhou Road
Tel: 13801741782
Old ads
Advertisement posters from the late 1800s to 1930s are exhibited.
Through January 31
Unique Hill Studio
Suite 301 907 Tianyaoqiao Road
Tel: 700 210 111 800
Shanghai Art Progressing
EastLink Gallery will present the works of nine contemporary artists from Shanghai which include paintings, installations and multimedia works. The main exhibitors are He Saibang, Chai Yimin, Dong Jinjin, Liang Weizhou, Liu Dahong, Qin Yifeng, Qu Fengguo, Sima Qing and Zhang Lansheng.
Through February 15
Eastlink Gallery
5F, Building 6, 50 Moganshan Road
Tel: 6276-9932
Beauty's enchantment
The exhibition in Shanghai Museum features 17th century Jingdezhen porcelain. A total of 132 pieces - half from the Butler Collection and half from the Shanghai Museum's are on display.
Through February 28
Shanghai Museum
201 Renmin Avenue
Tel: 6372-3500 ext 55

Hangzhou
Spanish artists
The West Lake Expo Museum is presenting works by Spanish artists Subirachs and Josep Puigmarti. Sculptures, prints, sketches and paintings are on exhibition.
Through January 18
The West Lake Expo Museum
40 Beishan Road
Tel: 0571-8799-7317

Suzhou
Suzhou Silk Museum
Suzhou Silk Museum holds permanent shows of the history of silk making in China.
8:30 am-4:30 pm, every day
661 Renmin Road, Pingjiang District
Tel: 0512-6753-6506
Suzhou Opera Museum
The museum displays pictures and literature about local operas.
8:30 am-4:30 pm, opens daily
14 Zhongzhangjia Alley, Pingjiang District
Tel: 0512-6727-3741
Ancient bells show
The temple shows off its 120 ancient bells, some with a history over 400 years.
8:30 am-4:30 pm
Through the Chinese Lunar New Year
Hanshan Temple (Cold Mountain Temple)
24, Hanshan Temple Alley
Tel: 0512-6882-9400

Events
Shanghai
Voice from Coco
Music from jazz singer Coco, with Dwight on piano, JQ, James, EJ and Chris playing jazz standards.
10 pm onwards, January 7
JZ Club
46 Central Fuxing Road
Tel: 6431-0169
Reggae party
The Revolving Party Movement at Pegasus will feature Reggae this week.
50 yuan open bar from 9 pm to midnight, January 7
Pegasus
2F, 98 Central Huaihai Road
Tel: 5385-8191
Salsa night with DJ Lin
Salsa lessons with professional instructors from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm, January 8. Buckets of 6 Coronita's (small Corona) for only 100 yuan.
Zapata's
5 Hengshan Road
Tel: 6474-6166
Sunday toast
Half price for champagne, and for an extra 20 yuan you'll get roast beef dinner (served in a sandwich). Open from 5 pm 'til 1 am, January 8.
Studio 78
78 Tongren Road
Tel: 6829-5117
DJ Tom Neville
With precocious musical talent, Tom Neville, who is only 18 years old, has become the soul of Media Records and Shanghai will be one stop of his world tour performance.
January 13-14
Babyface, Central Huaihai Road
Tel: 6375-6667
Rock around the clock
Sixteen bands perform in a live concert that goes on for 10 hours.
1 pm-11 pm, January 14
ddm warehouse
3F, 713 Dongdaming Road
Tel: 3501-3212
50 yuan
Punk concert
An Austrian band "No Name" performs in the Live Bar.
3 pm, 8 pm, January 7
Live Bar
Kunming Road, at the crossing with Tongbei Road
Tel: 2833-6764
20 yuan
Canuck Connection
The Canuck Connection is an informal meeting on the second Friday of each month. Visit Canadians and friends of Canadians living, working, studying or touring in Shanghai. See old friends or make new ones. 50 yuan for two pints of beer all night long.
9:30 pm-11:30 pm, January 13
Senses Wine Lounge
515 Jianguo Road, near Wulumuqi Road
Tel: 5492-1655
Italian Corner
A meeting of Chinese students of Italian and Italian students of Chinese, co-ordinated by Ms Martina Zhang and Ms Sara Ferrando. During the meeting, the third part of the Italian movie "The Best of Youth," directed by Marco Tullio Giordana, will be projected (with Chinese subtitles).
4 pm-6 pm, January 13
Refreshments will be offered after the meeting.
Conference Hall of the Cultural Office of the Italian Consulate
19F, the Center, 989 Changle Road
SCAA event
Second Chance Animal Aid (SCAA) is a privately run animal protection association, founded and supported by the expatriate community. SCAA organizes weekly tours to a temporary shelter in the Baoshan District. Leave the entrance of the Portman Hotel at 9 am, return between 11 am and noon. (Play, groom, walk, wash the dogs; play/groom the cats)
January 8
Tel: 6281-7130
Italy celebrated
To celebrate its 100th anniversary, the Italian food company, Fabbri, has organized an exhibition of paintings, sculptures, ceramics and photographs in the Italian style. Works by 28 important Italian artists, including Dario Arcidiacono, Matteo Basile and Corrado Bonomi. The show will be on display in Xintiandi until January 6.
Italy Emilia Romagna Service Centre Shanghai, Xintiandi Plaza, House 9, Unit 1
Tel: 3307-0050
New York jazz scene
Jazz singer O'Donel Levy of the United States will show off his personality and sense of fun.
9 pm-12:30 pm, every evening
(No show on Sundays)
CJW at Bund Centre
Tel: 6339-1777/2777
Returnees' monthly gathering
Returnees from the UK are welcome at a monthly gathering held at the public information room of the British Council in Shanghai. A good chance to meet friends old and new and to discuss topics of common interest.
7 pm-9 pm, last Wednesday of each month
1F, Pidemco Tower, 318 Fuzhou Road
Tel: 6391-2626
Expat coffee meeting
Expats and locals, men and women, old and young. It's very informal. Sometimes a group gets together and goes out for lunch afterward and possibly for other interesting activities. For more information, visit www.ShanghaiExpat.com.
Every Sunday, 12 am-2 pm
Coffee Bean, Xintiandi
Unit 2&3,
Lane 181 Taicang Road

Suzhou
Chinese culture teaching
A private school teaching Chinese classic philosophy and literatures including the Four Books (Shi Shu), Wu Jing and Chinese classic works.
9 am-5 pm
Every Saturday and Sunday
Suzhou Chrysanthemum Room
Room 107, 6 Yingfeng Garden, Shizhi Street
Tel: 0512-65154386