Beijing:Dances with teas

Remember the tea ceremony in John Woo's Red Cliff, which the character Xiao Qiao uses to help her rebel husband Zhou Yu defeat Cao Cao?

Shanghai listings:stage and exhibitions

Numerous shows and exhibitions are taking place in Shanghai this month.

Guangzhou listings:stage and exhibitions

A lot of shows and exhitions are taking place in Guangzhou this month.

Shenzhen listings:concert

Chinese percussionistLi Biaowill stage a concert. A professor of the China Central Conservatory of Music, Li established his percussion band in 2005, with members coming from different countries.

Beijing listings:stage and concerts

A number of shows and concerts are taking place in Beijing this August.

Folk musician sings in praise of Motherland

China Armed Police Band's solo singer Cheng Xiaoying will perform the Report to my Motherland solo concert.

From Aug 28 to Sept 4, the history-rich city of Changzhi, Shanxi province, will gather together professional rock climbers from 20 countries to compete in the third Changzhi Taihang Gorge International Climbing Festival.

Dancing for nature

More than 1,200 young dancers from 21 countries and regions will converge on Beijing's Workers Stadium on Saturday and Tuesday, to participate in the annual festival organized by the International Natural Loving Association (INLA).

Peking Opera in Sydney

Li Yugang, the 2006 winner of Star Boulevard (Xingguang Dadao), CCTV3's popular talent show, premiered his Peking Opera show at the Sydney Opera House Tuesday night.

Honoring opera artist

Leading Peking Opera artists and players of jinghu, the stringed instrument always used in this operatic tradition, will celebrate the more than 80-year-long career of Li Muliang, renowned composer and jinghu maestro, with two grand shows. One show will run at the National Center for the Performing Arts on Friday and the other at the Mei Lanfang Grand Theater on Saturday.