Best bets

Date: Aug 22-Sept 6-10 am

Venue: The Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution

Price: 80-450 yuan

Among anniversaries highly significant to China that are being marked this year are the 70th anniversary of victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the 88th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army. The artist Wang Haili has created a series paintings that record contemporary Chinese people's collective memories of these events. His works are a combination of Chinese and Western painting techniques, but which display strong Chinese characteristics. The 70 works on show tell the story of how the Chinese Communist Party led the fight against the Japanese invaders and how the PLA has borne the Chinese spirit of safeguarding world peace.

Musical-Jews in Shanghai

Date: Sept3-6-7:15 pm

Venue: Shanghai Culture Square

Price: 80-1,000 yuan

In 1941, a ship fully loaded with Jews berths at a wharf along the Bund in Shanghai. They have escaped from the Nazi's persecution, landing in Shanghai. Though the war brought the world pain and separation, in the darkness, the gleam of Shanghai lit the world. The Shanghainese and Jewish people forged a profound friendship, fighting together against the fascists. A Jewish young man, Sterne came across a Shanghainese girl, Lin Yilan and between them a war-ridden life-and-death love started.

The South Korea Bubble Showin Shanghai

Date: Sept 12-10:30 pm/2:30 pm

Venue: Star Theater, Thames Town Shanghai

Price: 120 yuan

The South Korea Bubble Show will amaze you with a fairyland of blowing bubble magic. At several points during the show, audience will be invited to come up on stage into his 'world' of bubbles, either stepping inside or partaking in their creation. The interactive feature of the event is a beautiful touch and unforgettable experience for all those participating. Adults and children of all ages are sure to be enchanted.

Louvre Art Collection Exhibition in Shanghai

Date: Aug 22-Oct 10

Venue: Xingyue Global Harbor

Price: 70-320 yuan

Louvre engraving paint studio made 10 packages of engraving painting for Chinese art loves. Le portrait de Monna Lisa, la Joconde; La C��ne; La Vierge aux Rochers (engraving painting is black and white); La Libert�� guidant le people; La baigneuse de Valpin?on; La source; Napol��on Bonaparte, Premier Consul, Passe les Alpes; Le serment des Horaces; Naissance de V��nus. Fragment; Le printemps de Sandro Botticelli.

Classic Fairy Tale Play The Wizard of the Emerald City

Date: Sept 5-1:30 pm/4 pm

Venue: Shanghai Children Art Theater

Price: 80-180 yuan

The Wizard of the Emerald City is a 1939 children's novel by Russian writer Alexander Melentyevich Volkov. With kind little girl Ellie and her friends Totoshka, iron and steel lumberjacks, the scarecrow, and the lion, you will be brought leading to journey to the Emerald City. Here is full of magic, strange inhabitants, interesting animals and thrilling adventure and real wizards in fantasy waiting for our protagonists. Eventually Ellie and her friends will find the most important thing through all the challenges-confidence. They will eventually understand how important the goodness of human nature and the true friendship is.

Summer Music Festival Ensemble Caprice in Guangzhou

Date: Sept 4-8 pm

Venue: Experimental Theater, Guangzhou Opera House

Price: 80-280 yuan

Ensemble Caprice is a baroque ensemble which performs on period instruments. It was founded by acclaimed recorder soloist Matthias Maute and has become known for its innovative and adventure-some approach to an increasingly expanding musical repertoire. In addition to its series of concerts in Montreal, the group tours extensively, giving dozens of concerts in Quebec, Canada, the USA, Europe, and even Asia. The ensemble is a regular guest at many prestigious European festivals.