HK pianist Cheng Wai to play
DIFFERENT cities have different standards by which they gauge musicians' talent.
Monkey King back to raise money
"PANSI Cave," a classical Peking opera, has been performed by the Shanghai Peking Opera House 500 times in the last decade, far more frequently than any other show in their repertoire.
Popular chancellor
TWO years ago, a TV series called "The Hunchbacked Chancellor Liu" was all the rage all over the country, with its cast of well-known actors and familiar folk stories. Audiences loved the leading character - the hunchbacked chancellor Liu - for his quick-wittedness and bravery.
Events
Shadow puppets Shanghai Art Museum, which opened on a trial basis on a new site at the former Shanghai Library, is displaying shadow puppets, together with a shadow puppet performance. Three other ongoing exhibitions in the place include an oil paintings show, a sculpture show and an exhibition of watercolours. Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Place: 325 Nanjing Road W. Admission: 10 yuan Tel: 6327-0557 Culture seminars The China International Intelligence Company is offering a series of lectures on traditional Chinese culture including lectures on tea culture on March 28 (1:30pm-3:00pm), Shanghai religious architecture on April 11 (1:30pm-3:30pm) and Chinese embroidery art on April 25 (1:30pm-3:30pm). Venues vary. For more information please contact Jane Jian E-mail: ciic53@21cn.com Tel: 6427-2460, 6486-8282 ext 240 Fax: 6428-0719 Oil creations Huang Ming, a well-known painter from Hangzhou, is holding a one-month show of his Xinjiang, Shandong and Hubei pieces at Fanguzi Art Gallery. Time: Noon to 6:00 pm Place: 127 Xianxia Road Tel: 6229-6307 Modern artists Five Chinese modern artists, Dai Mingde, Han Feng, He Saibang, Li Hou and Zhang Haitian are showing their works at the SMM Gallery until the end of the month. Place: 422 Nanjing Road E. (inside Duoyunxuan Art Studio) Shanghai in a room The Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Centre near People's Square has opened on a trial basis. Place: 50 People's Boulevard Tel: 6318-4477
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