Hou Dengke’s photos
Photographs by late Chinese photographer Hou Dengke (1950-2003) are on display. Born in a village in Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Hou was a worker and later an official for a railway company. Farming and migrant workers are the themes of his black-and-white photography, recording social changes in modern China.
Dates: Until Oct. 30
Venue: Yuezhong Museum of Historical Images, inside Yuezhong Industrial Park, 1106 Honggang Road North, Luohu District (罗湖区红岗北路1106号越众产业园内越众历史影像馆)
Metro: Longgang Line, Caopu Station (草埔站), Exit D and then take a taxi
Concert
A chamber orchestra formed by 14 musicians from the Australian concert orchestra will perform an audio-visual concert. The orchestra, one of the excellent small symphony orchestras, comes from Melbourne, the culture and art center of Australia. They often perform to accompany operas, musicals and concerts. Furthermore, the orchestra also holds holiday concerts, community education concerts and other types of concerts.
During the performance, the performers will wear costumes of cartoon characters and facial makeup or masks, which will bring music to life. The fairy tales for the concert are “Peter and the Wolf” and “The Little Mermaid.”
Time: 8 p.m., July 21
Tickets: 50-280 yuan
Reservations: 400-610-3721
Venue: Shenzhen Concert Hall, intersection of Hongli Road and Yitian Road, Futian District (福田区红荔路和益田路交汇处深圳音乐厅)
Metro: Longhua or Longgang Line, Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit D
Ancient porcelain
Relics provided by Guangdong Museum, Hong Kong Museum of Art and Macao Museum are on display at the “Maritime Porcelain Road” exhibition. The 180 exhibits showcase Chinese pottery and porcelain dating back to the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220), Chinese made-for-export porcelain with designs commissioned by European buyers.
Dates: Until Sept. 18
Venue: Shenzhen Museum, Block A, Civic Center, Futian District (福田区市民中心A区深圳博物馆新馆)
Metro: Shekou or Longhua Line, Civic Center Station (市民中心站), Exit B
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