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  • Dragon roars before Mid-Autumn Festival

    2011-09-06 07:25

    A worker sits in front of a dragon shaped lantern decoration which set up for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival at Longtan park in Beijing September 5, 2011.

  • Gig of the week: Peng Tan and Friends

    2011-09-01 18:56

    I've been on an indie pop kick lately, and Peng Tan is definitely a darling of the genre.

  • Theater: A spoonful of sugar

    2011-08-31 16:29

    A contemporary farce, Half Sugar is about relationships between young Chinese and modern “weekend marriages”, which have become a trend in major metropolises across the Middle Kingdom.

  • Gig of the week: Rustic charm

    2011-08-24 22:42

    There is another amazing free gig this weekend, with Rustic taking to the stage at D-22, which has reopened from its summer break.

  • Theater: Make a meal of it

    2011-08-23 21:21

    Bringing you a roundup of all the best theater shows this weekend – because variety is the spice of life.

  • Theater: Get in a school daze

    2011-08-21 14:18

    Bringing you a roundup of all the best theater shows this weekend – because variety is the spice of life.

  • Beijing holds international art exposition

    2011-08-20 16:45

    A visitor looks at a painting at the 14th Beijing International Art Exposition at theChinaWorldTradeCenterinBeijingAug 18, 2011. The event from Aug 18 to 22 has attracted 80 galleries and art institutions from 16 countries and regions.

  • Gig of the week: Wu & The Side Effects

    2011-08-17 17:07

    By This week may be a little quiet, but there’s still some great stuff going on. For me, Dos Kolegas is the venue to be at on Saturday night.

  • Rare collection of monks' art on show

    2011-08-15 08:32

    More than 200 works of calligraphy and paintings, some by China's most prestigious monks, debuted at the Cultural Palace of Nationalities on Saturday.

  • Gig of the week: Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard

    2011-08-11 09:43

    There are a lot of worthy gigs going on this week, but Jeffrey Lewis and the Junkyard is my pick of the bunch.

  • Rip-roaring farce

    2011-08-10 18:15

    Beijing Playhouse’s new comedy show, Love, Sex and the IRS, is billed as an absurd farce that takes audiences on a wild ride of cross-dressing, sight gags, twists of fate and mistaken identities.

  • One-man shows

    2011-08-09 17:12

    Galerie Urs Meile is to host solo shows by artists Yan Xing, Li Gang, Hu Qingyan and Cheng Ran from China, and Christian Schoeler from Germany.

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