Cao Zhen

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Mountain View Theater, a sleek and tranquil theater at the Sea World Culture and Arts Center, will embrace five musicians and their ensembles bringing the tonal and visual charms of traditional Chinese music. The artists will present concerts and relaxed meeting sessions to communicate with music fans. Tickets can be purchased at damai.cn.

Tsang Man-tung

Tsang Man-tung, a master of the Himalayan singing bowl from Hong Kong, will play tunes via striking bowls at a concert titled “Silence in the Woods.” Audience members will feel like entering the forest to listen to birds’ singing and connect with nature. The tunes are meditative and invite audience members to focus on inner strength. “Singing bowls have a very special frequency, different to other musical instruments, which seems to make time expand and slow down,” Tsang says.

Time: 8 p.m., Oct. 26

Wu Shuang & Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe

Wu Shuang and Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe will sing songs with lyrics from Song Dynasty (960-1279) poems by Su Shi and Li Qingzhao. Kunqu is one of the oldest extant forms of Chinese opera and dominated Chinese theater from the 16th to the 18th centuries. It has been listed as one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO since 2001.

Time: 8 p.m., Nov. 30; 3 p.m., Dec. 1

Wang Duo and friends

Guqin master Wang Duo from Suzhou will present a concert and then a meeting session. The guqin is a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family. It has been played since ancient times and has traditionally been favored by scholars and literati as an instrument of great subtlety and refinement. It is sometimes referred to by the Chinese as “the father of Chinese music” or “the instrument of the sages.”

Time: 8 p.m., Dec. 28-29

Wang Xinxin Nanguan Ensemble

Nanguan or nanyin is a style of traditional music originating in Quanzhou, Fujian Province. Wang Xinxin and her Xinxin Nanguan Ensemble are dedicated to promoting the music. Playing her Nanguan pipa with a traditional outfit and makeup, Wang is known in the West and frequently invited to collaborate with traditional and contemporary musicians. At the Shenzhen concerts titled “As Blossoms Fly and Fade,” she will sing two songs inspired by Song Dynasty (960-1279) poems by Su Shi and Liu Yong and by the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) novel “Dream of the Red Chamber.” Even if audience members may not understand the archaic lyrics, they may be impressed by the gentle, delicate and melodic sounds.

Time: 8 p.m., Sept. 21; 3 p.m., Sept. 22

Tam Po-shek

Hong Kong dongxiao player Tam Po-shek will bring two concerts titled “Burning Hearts” and “Songs for Martial Heroes.” Xiao or dongxiao is a very ancient Chinese instrument usually thought to have developed from a simple end-blown flute. Having played for numerous Hong Kong martial arts movies and TV series, Tam will collaborate with a Hong Kong keyboardist and a guitarist to play crossover music.

Time: 8 p.m., Jan. 11-12, 2020

Venue: Mountain View Theater, 3/F, Sea World Culture and Arts Center, 1187 Wanghai Road, Nanshan District (南山区望海路1187号海上世界文化艺术中心三楼境山剧场)

Metro: Line 2 to Sea World Station (海上世界站), Exit A