 | | Mark Williams, the veteran Welsh potter and three-time world champion, lines up a shot during the 2026 World Snooker Shenzhen Open at the Bao’an Sports Center Gymnasium yesterday. The seven-day professional ranking event kicked off yesterday and runs through Oct. 4. Top stars from China and around the world, including Zhao Xintong, Ding Junhui, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump, have gathered in Shenzhen for the event, competing for a total prize fund of £850,000 (US$1.15 million), including £177,000 for the champion. |
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| New Shenzhen Cultural Center opens for trial operation | | The new hall of the Shenzhen Cultural Center, the largest single-building cultural center in China by floor area, opened yesterday morning for trial operation in Longhua District. The venue brings together a theater, exhibition halls, classrooms, reading spaces and an outdoor plaza, covering functions from arts training and performances to exhibitions, library services and intangible cultural heritage. Opening exhibitions include a special display of reproductions from the “Complete Library of the Four Treasuries,” “Crafted for Eternity: Construction Techniques of the Forbidden City,” and “Sanxingdui: Light and Shadow of Shu,” an XR immersive experience. ... | |
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