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Don't fret, a guitar god is on the way

Marco Vinicius (pictured), known as "the Liszt of the guitar world", will give a solo concert titled Passion & Romance at the concert hall of the National Library on September 15. The 46-year-old Brazilian is one of the most famous guitar concert musicians in the world, famed for his dazzling fretboard skills.

Vinicius started his career as a concert musician at the age of 14 and has since played in the most important Brazilian and European cultural centers, wowing both audiences and critics. He has played as a soloist with famous orchestras, such as the Milan Ensemble in Italy, and his recordings are regularly played on classical music channels and European airlines.

Tickets prices range from 50 to 280 yuan ($6.4-35.9). They can be booked by calling 8854-5520 or 6848-5462 in Beijing.

Web history in book

Fang Xingdong, one of the pioneers of the "Internet revolution" in China, is leading a team writing a chronology of the cyber world. Their book, which is due to come out next year, will be titled History of the Internet in China and will be published by the CITIC Publishing House in Beijing. More than covering major events in cyber history, which is no more than two decades long in the country, the book will shed light on social changes in the three decades of reform and opening up. They will highlight the growth of online businesses, and include the emergence of hackers and the development of piracy.

China Daily

(China Daily 09/07/2007 page20)