Oil paintings

Chinese artist Liu Jianhua is exhibiting his oil paintings in Shenzhen. Entry is free.

Born in 1962 in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Liu graduated from Luxun Academy of Fine Arts in 1987.

Liu uses traditional Chinese propitious elements and a distinctive personal visual language. The most used traditional Chinese elements, such as auspicious clouds, Chinese ladies, peonies and fish in his artworks, are cultural symbols of Chinese festivals and harmony.

Dates: Until March 17

Venue: Great Art Space No. 1, 1/F, Greater China International Financial Center, Futian District (福田区大中华国际金融中心一楼Great Art Space No. 1)

Metro: Line 2 to Gangxia North Station (岗厦北站), Exit A

Design, public art

Smart products showcasing how creative design and intelligent manufacturing could enable a wonderful life in the future are being exhibited. With the theme “New Era, New Life,” the large-scale exhibition displays 82 design and public art case studies made over the past three years in China.

Dates: Until April 6

Venue: Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning, 184 Fuzhong Road 1, Futian District (福田区福中一路184号深圳市当代艺术与城市规划馆)

Metro: Line 3 or 4 to Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit A2

Shenzhen Museum

A total of 169 pieces of relics from the Tang Dynasty (618-907) are on display at “The Brilliant and Great Tang Dynasty” exhibition in Shenzhen Museum until April 7, showcasing a glorious age of the Chinese culture. Entry is free.

More than 140 bronzeware pieces on loan from the National Museum of China, one of the largest museums in the world, are being exhibited at Shenzhen Museum Until March 31. Entry is free.

The National Museum of China in Beijing, covering Chinese history from 1.7 million years ago to the end of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), has a permanent collection of 1 million precious and rare artifacts. Bronze art has a long and lustrous history in China, lasting 4,000 years from the Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 B.C.) to today.

Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., closed Mondays

Venue: Shenzhen Museum, Civic Center, Futian District (福田区市民中心深圳博物馆)

Metro: Line 2 or 4 to Civic Center Station (市民中心站), Exit B

(SD News)