Historic streets on show

Beijing

Nourished by folk

Born in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, tenor Wang Hongwei has been nourished by its colorful local culture, particularly folk songs.

The Modern Drama Troupe of the PLA General Political Department actor has won many domestic awards, including Best Male Folk-style Singer for the China Gold Record Award. Accompanied by the China National Opera House Orchestra, led by accomplished conductor Li Xincao, he will present a program that will cover Uygur folk song Black Eyes, Shanbei folk song How Can I Meet My Sweet Girl, Mongolian folk song Little Yellow Horse and Tibetan folk song Gold Mountain.

7:30 pm, Jan 8. National Center for the Performing Arts, west of Tian'anmen Square. 010- 6655-0000

Historic streets on show

An exhibition featuring historic cultural streets around the country is new on in Beijing.

Backed by the Ministry of Culture and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, a competition for the honor of being the country's top historic cultural streets has been held since 2008. Some 20 streets have been honored, from 400 applicants from around the country. Among them are Guozijian Street in Beijing, Sanfang Qixiang in Fuzhou, Fujian province, and Pingjiang Lu in Suzhou, Jiangsu province.

On display are more than 200 works, covering paintings, photographs and calligraphy works, created by accomplished artists such as Luo Zhewen, Feng Yuan and Zhang Hai.

9 am-5 pm, Jan 13-19 except Monday. National Art Museum of China, 1 Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng district. 010-6401-7076

Shanghai

A musical journey

Love, the latest production of Stan Lai Theater Workshop, is a musical about a young, visually-impaired man, who loves music, and grows up learning about life from his piano teacher John Vaughan. The story unfolds through a profusion of piano music - from classical pieces to folk ballads and pop tunes.

7:15 pm, Jan 14-16. Shanghai Oriental Art Center, 425 Dingxiang Lu. 021-6217-2426

It's all about the view

Contemporary artist Zhang Enli's solo exhibition features everyday objects, like a tree, box and bed, viewed from different angles. He deliberately weakens the form of his subjects to reveal the possibilities of the language of painting itself.

9 am-6 pm, until Feb 13. Minsheng Museum of Modern Art, F570 Huaihai Xilu. 021-6282-8729

Antique thankga art

Thangkas are Tibetan paintings on silk that sometimes also include embroidery. They usually feature a Buddhist deity, or scenes from Buddhist mythology. An upcoming exhibition will display thangkas that go back a 1,000 years. Also on display will be a Buddhist monk's ceremonial robe full of elaborate embroidery.

10 am-5 pm, Jan 14-17. Zhu Qizhan Art Museum, 580 Ouyang Lu. 021-5671 0743