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1. Kunming prepares for horticultural exposition
2. Zhou Enlai Memorial tourist attraction
3. Travel Notes (Page 5, Date: 01/17/98)
4. What's on (Page 6, Date: 01/17/98)
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Kunming prepares for horticultural exposition
IF you are an early bird who can get up at 6 am and catch the
first bus, you will be rewarded with the freshest flowers in the
world at a very reasonable price.
About an hour's ride through the morning mists will take you into
the Dounan Village, southeast of Kunming, the capital of Southwest
China's Yunnan Province.
Upon entering the market, you will most certainly be stunned by
the ocean of crimson roses, golden chrysanthemums, colourful
tulips, and a myriad of other dazzling buds and blossoms.
Since 1986, at least 5,000 people in Dounan and nearby areas have
cultivated 1.58 square kilometres of land into the biggest flower
industry in Yunnan.
Every day, over 40 kinds of flowers, 1.2 million to 1.5 million of
them, are put on the market, and 40 tons of them are flown to
other parts of China and the world.
Yunnan has formed a flower production and selling system.
Vice-Governor Liu Jing said flowers from this province have now
taken up nearly 80 per cent of the flower market in Beijing.
"Dounan will surely be part of the attraction during the '99
International Horticultural Exposition," Liu said.
The event will be held in Kunming from May 1 to October 31, 1999.
The Bureau International des Expositions and the Association of
International Horticultural Producers made the decision in 1995 to
hold the exposition in Kunming.
Approximately 50 countries will participate in the exposition,
which is rated A-One, the highest level of such international
events.
Liu, secretary general of the exposition, presided over a ceremony
on New Year's Day to begin the countdown.
Japan, France, Russia and several other countries have already
sent delegates to inspect the exhibition site, Liu said.
With the theme, "Man and Nature -- Marching into the 21st
Century," the exposition will be the last grand international
event hosted by the Chinese Government in this century.
Since the first such international exposition held in London in
1851, there have been 40 such grand events, 18 of them featuring
horticulture.
Kunming is an ideal site to exhibit flowers and gardens, Liu said.
Sitting 1,895 metres above sea level at the centre of the
Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, Kunming enjoys average temperatures of 23
degrees centigrade in summer and 9 degrees centigrade in winter.
Known as the "City of Spring," Kunming accommodates over 400
species of flowers, the best known being camellias, orchids,
azaleas, and fairy primroses.
At the Golden Temple where the exposition will be held, an entire
mountain is covered with camellias and other flowers.
Besides utilizing Kunming's natural conditions, the exposition can
also tap into the rich resources of Yunnan, which is called the
"Kingdom of Plants" in China.
With gorgeous snow-capped mountains in the northwest and tropical
rain forests in the southeast, Yunnan has a topographical drop of
6,000 metres, very rare for a province of 394,000 square
kilometres.
The Tropic of Cancer crosses the province 140 kilometres south of
Kunming.
Yunnan's multifarious climates and diversified geographical
features are hospitable to plants growing in frigid, temperate,
sub-tropical as well as tropical zones.
Half of the flora of China is found there, making Yunnan China's
richest province in terms of flowering species.
With its diversity of geomorphology and natural environment, China
hosts almost all species known in the northern hemisphere.
With a history of 4,000 years of growing wild plants, China has
formed a close link between nature and its cultural traditions.
The site of the '99 Exposition is at the Golden Temple scenic
resort, 4 kilometres north of Kunming.
It covers a total area of 2.2 square kilometres. Ten per cent of
the area is covered in lakes or ponds, and about 75 per cent is
covered with vegetation, said Guo Fangming, chief of the Yunnan
Horticultural Exposition Bureau.
The flourishing vegetation and water furnish an excellent natural
environment for the Exposition.
Participants can design and establish their own display facilities
at outdoor exhibition sites.
Guo and his colleagues have laid down imaginative blueprints that
will give the exposition site a harmonious look with the
surrounding mountains, forests and lakes.
The essence of Chinese gardening and horticultural arts will be
incorporated with up-to-date scientific and technological
achievements, Guo said.
The exhibition is separated into two major parts, an indoor and an
outdoor display.
The indoor exhibition includes five structures which cover a total
of 42,000 square metres.
The Large Green House will display over 1,000 floral species from
all climates.
On a circular screen the Science and Technology Hall will
demonstrate new techniques in plant cultivation.
The three-storey International Hall covers 10,000 square metres.
It has a tilting roof that reaches 21 metres above the ground. Guo
explained that this symbolizes the world entering the 21st
century.
In the outdoor exhibition, Guo has allocated 68 exhibition
clusters for countries of the world. Each cluster ranges from 800
square metres to 1,000 square metres, totalling 48,000 square
metres.
According to Vice-Governor Liu Jing, France has decided to take
3,000 square metres, and Japan 2,000. Thailand, Russia and several
other countries have also applied for a place.
All the Chinese provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions
will bring their best flowers and gardens to the exposition.
Beijing will build a royal garden with two marble tablets similar
to the ones standing on Tian'anmen Square. Like the Great Wall,
these tablets are seen as symbols of the Chinese nation.
Jiangsu Province will charm the visitors with famous scenes from
the Suzhou Gardens, considered the best in China.
If a visitor happens to fall ill, don't worry, the Chinese doctors
in the Garden of Herbal Medicine will definitely provide him or
her with adequate service.
Tea, bamboo and three other small subject gardens will relieve
urban residents of their worries and weariness.
Guo estimated that construction on all the basic structures will
be finished by May 1998. Then they will start planting grass and
trees that will cover 300,000 square metres.
As part of the preparation, the provincial government is expanding
the Kunming airport to handle 10 million passengers annually by
the end of 1998.
They are also planting more trees along the streets of Kunming and
carrying out campaigns to improve the urban environment.
With several new flyovers around the city, Kunming will have a
ring road system by the end of this year.
The total investment of the exposition will exceed 1.6 billion
yuan (US$192 million), Liu Jing said.
The Chinese Government has attached great importance to the '99
Exposition.
Premier Li Peng has sent invitations to leaders of all the
countries and regions of the world.
An organizing committee for the exposition was set up in Beijing
in 1996, with Vice Premier Li Lanqing as the chairman.
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications will issue a set of
memorial stamps for the exposition.
Over 5,000 college students will join in the exposition as
volunteer workers. Both students and business people are trained
for this event.
"We cordially welcome friends from the world over who love nature
and peace to join us in this worthy undertaking," said
Vice-Premier Li Lanqing early last year.
And when friends do come, they will not only be enchanted by the
beautiful flowers and plants on display, they can also bring home
some real fresh flowers from the Dounan flower market, Liu Jing
said.
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_Date: 01/17/98_
_Author: Liu Jun_
_Copyright© by China Daily_

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Zhou Enlai Memorial tourist attraction
THE small city of Huai'an in the hinterland of northern Jiangsu
Province is known to the outside world as the birthplace of many
historical figures.
Some of the big names are: Han Xin -- a great strategist of the
Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), Zhao Gu -- a famous poet of the Song
Dynasty (960-1279), Wu Cheng'en -- a writer of the Qing Dynasty
(1644-1911) and the author of the novel "Journey to the West." But
what the local people feel especially proud of is that former
Premier Zhou Enlai, a great man of the time who played a very
important role in the founding of New China, was born in Huai'an.
Zhou was born in Huai'an on March 5, 1898 and spent 12 years of
his childhood there.
Zhou was very strict when he was alive, and never allowed
publicity about himself. Not until he died, did his former
residence at Fuma lane in Huai'an open to the public. A memorial
was built in Taohuayin, a famous scenic area of the city.
Taohuayin was most popular during the Song and Yuan dynasties
(960-1368), with its "18 scenes" of both historical sites and
magnificent natural scenery. Taohuayin was selected as the
construction site of the Zhou Enlai Memorial in 1986.
Standing by Taohuayin Lake, the three-storey main hall of the Zhou
Enlai Memorial is 26 metres high.
The outside of the main hall is square while the inside is
octagonal. The gilded glittering Chinese characters "Zhou Enlai
Memorial" in the main hall were inscribed by the late leader Deng
Xiaoping, one of Zhou's closest comrades.
The quadrilateral roof is supported by four granite pillars, each
of them 24 metres high.
The ground floor is an exhibition hall where 199 pictures and 48
material objects and precious historical files are on display,
showing the great lifetime achievements of Zhou Enlai.
The exhibits focus on eight topics recording the big events of
Zhou's life. In the exhibition hall, there are five TV sets
showing the late premier's fascinating life. Visitors can also
listen to his voice.
On the second floor, there is a white marble sitting statue of
Zhou, which is 4.7-metre high. Zhou is wearing an overcoat and
siting on a rock with a book in his hands. He gazes fixedly and
his brows are knitted.
The ceiling of the hall is glass through which the blue sky can be
seen and the sunshine dapples the statue of Zhou.
The third floor is an open sight-seeing platform, on which
visitors either can look at the natural beauty of the lake around
the memorial or overlook the new facade of the ancient city.
Although two decades have passed since former Premier Zhou Enlai
(1898-1976) died, people in his hometown have never forgotten him.
A museum of things used by Zhou Enlai has been built beside the
former residence of Zhou. The museum will open to the public on
March 5 to commemorate his 100th birthday of Zhou.
The museum keeps the original appearance of the west parlour of
Zhongnanhai in Beijing, where Zhou and his wife Deng Yingchao
(1904-92) lived for 27 years.
It has 21 showrooms, including eight rooms decorated in accordance
with Zhou's house in Zhongnanhai.
The museum will display photographs, manuscripts and some of
Zhou's belongings.
Although Zhou insisted on dismantling his former residence in case
visitors came, local people in Huai'an preserved the house well.
Since the house opened to the public March 5, 1979, 6 million
visitors from home and abroad have come there.
During the five years since the Memorial Hall of Zhou Enlai was
set up in 1992, about 4 million people have visited it.
Harada Chikahiko, a Japanese tourist, has visited the memorial
hall 18 times and led his Japanese companions in a voluntary
labour project to enhance the memorial hall.
He donated money to build several sight-seeing spots around the
hall.
From 1992-94, he presented in total 1,000 Japanese flowering
cherry saplings to the hall in memory of Zhou Enlai.
"Zhou built a bridge between Japan and China. I hope the
Japan-China friendship will blossom like the flowers and will pass
on from generation to generation," he said.
A tourist from Taiwan bowed three times to the marble statue of
Zhou Enlai in his Memorial Hall and said, "As time passed by, Mr
Zhou will gain more and more respect and admiration of people on
both sides of the Taiwan Straits, like Dr Sun Yat-sen did."
After visiting the memorial hall, Li Xuan, one of the organizers
of the Far-East and South Pacific Region Sports Games, expressed
his respect for Zhou Enlai.
"We will never forget Zhou's contributions. He participated in the
founding of the Huangpu Military Academy, the Northern Expedition
(1926-27), and played major role in peacefully resolving the Xi'an
Incident in 1936. And it was he who came during the period of
aftershocks to calm the victims of the earthquake of Xingtai,
Hebei Province."
In order to mark the 100th anniversary of Zhou's birth on March 5,
local people in Huai'an have been preparing for years.
In May of 1994, the local government started to draft the plan of
commemorative activities.
From then on, the former residence of Zhou Enlai and the Memorial
Hall have been renovated and decorated.
In Zhou's former residence, visitors can savour a newly-built
corridor with the stela inscribed with Zhou's calligraphy.
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_Date: 01/17/98_
_Author: Qin Jiufeng_
_Copyright© by China Daily_

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Travel Notes (Page 5, Date: 01/17/98)
Tulip exhibition
XINING -- Xining and Lanzhou in Northwest China will jointly hold
a February tulip exhibition in Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu
Province.
The exhibition, organized by the Xining People's Park and the
Lanzhou Botanical Garden, will have some 300,000 tulips on
display. The event will be the largest of its kind ever held in
Northwest China.
A representative of the Xining People's Park said the two
provinces have a perfect environment for growing tulips. Last
October, the park and the Lanzhou Botanical Garden introduced 29
species of tulips from the Netherlands.
The representative added that improved standards of living in
Northwest China have enabled an increasing number of local
residents to enjoy the beauty of tulips. (Xinhua)
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_Date: 01/17/98_
_Author: _
_Copyright© by China Daily_

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What's on (Page 6, Date: 01/17/98)
EXHIBITIONS
Yang's painting -- An exhibition entitled "Works by Yang Xiaobin"
will be held in the Gu Lao Gallery from January 18 to 27.
Native Beijinger Yang Xiaobin started to paint oils in 1989 and
studied at the Central Academy of Fine Arts.
The current show features 16 abstract figures drawn in traditional
Chinese ink. The painter limits his palette of colours to
contrasting black and white to show his unique feelings about the
ever-changing world we live in.
"Yang Xiaobin's works exhibit passion and sobriety, contrasting
emotions coming from within," commented French photographer
Georges Azenstarck. "That's what the artists of our age need, and
what clearly distinguishes them from their predecessors."
Time: 10 am-6 pm, January 18-27
Place: Gu Lao Gallery, Ritan Dongyijie, north of the Romanian
Embassy
Tel: 6509-3083
Indian culture show -- An important component of the '98 China
International Fine Arts Year, the Chilean Indian Culture
Exhibition will be held from January 19 to February 8 at the
Beijing Working People's Cultural Palace.
The exhibition will display 190 important objects from the
prestigious Archaeological Museum of Santiago in Chile, including
mummies, totems, Easter objects from Mapuche, and textile and
headwear from southern Chile. All these exhibits bear witness to
the astounding ancient, civilized Indian culture of Chile.
The event is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture of the People's
Republic of China, organized by the China International Exhibition
Agency and funded by the Nokia Group Corporation.
Time: 9 am-5 pm, January 19-February 8
Place: Beijing Working People's Cultural Palace, East side of
Tian'anmen Rostrum.
Tel: 6403-1631
Unicef photo show -- The Unicef in China Photo Exhibition will be
held at the Red Gate Gallery from January 17-31.
Time: 11am-6pm, January 17-31
Place: Red Gate Gallery, Level 3, China World Hotel, China World
Trade Centre, 1 Jianguomen Wai
Tel: 6505-2266 ext 6821
Folk art for all -- The ancient Chinese folk arts of
paper-cutting, block printing and kite-making are on display at
the Folk Arts Festival at Xiyuan Hotel, Beijing from January 16 to
23.
Every evening, the lobby of the hotel will be transformed into a
bustling spectacle of folk art demonstrations and exhibitions.
Individual artists and professionals from the China Folk Arts
Research Institute will display various folk art forms and skills,
including paper-cutting, Chinese New Year couplet writing, Peking
Opera mask-making, straw plaiting, traditional kite-making, and
the unique art of Chinese New Year block printing.
Time: 7-9 pm, January 17-23
Place: Xiyuan Hotel Beijing, 1 Sanlihe Lu, Haidian District
Tel: 6831-3388 ext 10414
Oil paintings -- Wanfung Art Gallery is holding an oil painting
exhibition "Winter Scenes of Old Beijing."
On display are more than 20 oil works by three middle-aged,
Beijing-born artists, who have captured scenes of old hutongs,
time-worn gates and life in quadrangles with a true-to-life
effect.
Time: 9 am-6 pm, until the end of January
Place: Wanfung Art Gallery, 136 Nanchizi Dajie, Dongcheng District
Tel: 6512-7338
Qing treasures -- A special exhibition at the Palace Museum allows
visitors to catch a glimpse of the Qing emperors' interest in the
European culture of their time.
"Qing Emperors and European Culture" includes 100 selected items
which formed part of the collections of emperors Kangxi, Qianlong
and Guangxu.
From the 17th century, the imperial court was frequented by
European missionaries, who brought sophisticated artworks with
them.
The exhibits include objects used in mathematics, astronomy and
geography, as well as paintings, clocks, watches and porcelain,
combining eastern and western characteristics.
The exhibition also includes snuff boxes, perfume bottles and
Western porcelain wares used by the imperial court.
Time: 9 am-4.30 pm, daily
Place: Palace Museum, 4 Jingshan Qianjie, Dongcheng District
Tel: 6523-7344
Taking off -- China's history of space exploration is showcased at
the China Space Museum, 10 kilometres from central Beijing.
Exhibits range from a replica of a CZ rocket launcher to the
recovered Fengyun meteorological satellite, the Dongfanghong (East
is Red) communications orbiter and a demonstration of the flight
of the CZ-2E launch vehicle.
Time: 8.30-11.30 am and 2-4.30 pm, Monday-Friday
Place: China Space Museum, 1 Nan Dahongmenlu, Fengtai District
Tel: 6838-4457
CONCERTs
Strauss strains -- The General Political Song and Dance Ensemble
Orchestra will play works by Strauss.
The pieces include "Overture: Die Fledermaus," "Der
Zigeunerbaron," "Tales from the Vienna Woods," "Voices of Spring,"
"Emperor Waltz," "Blue Danube," "Pizzicato Polka,"
"Tritsch-Tratsch Polka," "Unter Donner und Blitzen," and "Radetzky
March."
Zheng Jian will conduct.
Time: 7:30 pm, January 18
Place: Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinhuajie, Xicheng District
Chamber music -- A concert of chamber music by Bach, Handel and
Mendelssohn will take place, sponsored by Beijing Youth Daily and
Beijing Concert Hall.
The pieces include "Sonata for 2 Violins in D Minor" (Johann
Sebastian Bach), "Passacaglia Duet for Violin and Viola" (Handel),
"String Octet" and "String Quartet" (Mendelssohn).
Time: 2:00 pm, January 18
Place: Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinhuajie, Xicheng District
Children singing -- The Teenagers Chorus attached to the China
National Symphony Orchestra will sing some famous songs to greet
the coming of spring.
The songs include "Spring Tide," "Blue Danube," "Spring Is
Coming," and "Spring Is Among Us."
Yang Hongnian will conduct.
Time: 7:30 pm, January 20
Place: Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinhuajie, Xicheng District
Japanese violinist solos -- To commemorate the 20th anniversary of
the signing of the Sino-Japanese Friendship and Peace Treaty,
famous Japanese violinist Yamashita Sumiko will give a solo
concert featuring Beethoven's violin sonatas, classical
masterpieces from Europe and "The Great Wall Caprice."
Time: 7:30 pm, January 21
Place: Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinhuajie, Xicheng District
Classical choruses -- The Chorus of the China National Symphony
Orchestra will present a concert of famous classical choruses.
The pieces include "Song of the Nightingale" and "Ave Maria"
(Schubert), "Gadameilin," "In a Place Far from Here," "Hunters'
Chorus," and "Wait for You Till Dawn."
Zuo Wenlong will conduct.
Time: 7:30 pm, January 24
Place: Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinhuajie, Xicheng District
Instrumental pieces -- The China Song and Dance Ensemble will give
a string concert of famous Chinese instrumental pieces including
"The Moon Mirrored in the Pool," "Birds Singing in the Mountain,"
"Lovely Night," and "The Autumn Moon in the Han Palace."
Time: 2:00 pm, January 25
Place: Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinhuajie, Xicheng District
Making overtures -- The Symphony Orchestra of the Central Opera
and Ballet Theatre will present a concert of world music hits
including "Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila" (Glinka), "Overture to
the Marriage of Figaro" (Mozart), "Overture to the Barber of
Seville" (Rossini), "Overture to the White-Haired Girl," "Overture
to Die Fledermaus" (Johann Strauss), "Overture to Light Cavalry"
(Franz von Supp).
Gao Weichun will conduct.
Time: 7:30 pm, January 25
Place: Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinhuajie, Xicheng District
Orchestral classics -- The China Radio National Orchestra will
present a concert of Chinese folk classics including "The Happy
Family," "Spring Comes to Yihe," "Spring in South China," "Spring
in the Snow Mountain," "Spring Rain," "The Train Comes to the Dong
Village," "The Happy Year," "Spring Night on a Moonlit River,"
"Dance of the Yao People," and "Blooming Flowers and Full Moon."
Time: 7:30 pm, January 27
Place: Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinhuajie, Xicheng District
Folk song concert -- The Chorus of the China National Symphony
Orchestra will present a concert of Wang Luobin and West China
folk songs including "Fragrant Oleaster Flowers," "Ala Mukhan,"
"In a Place Far from Here," "Girls from Daban Town," "Youth
Dance," and "In the Silver Moonlight."
Time: 7:30 pm, January 30
Place: Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinhuajie, Xicheng District
Strauss concert -- The Beijing Red Earth Art Centre will present a
concert featuring works by the Strauss family. The concert will be
held in collaboration with the symphony orchestra of the Central
Opera and Dance Ensemble.
Under the baton of veteran conductor Wang Enti, the orchestra will
play evergreen works by the Strauss family, including
"Tritsch-Tratsch Polka," "Roses from the South," "Voices of
Spring," "Unter Donner und Blitzen," "Emperor Waltz," "Blue
Danube," "Pizzicato Polka," "Hungarian Fast Polka," "Wine, Women
and Song," and "Prelude to Die Fledermaus."
Time: 7:30 pm, January 30
Place: Guo'an Theatre, A16, Huayuan Donglu, Haidian District
Tel: 6236-9772, 6202-6328
Aussies under Tan's baton -- The Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO)
will debut its China tour under the baton of Chinese conductor Tan
Lihua early next month.
Established 50 years ago and touted as Australia's most widely
travelled symphony orchestra, the AYO has collaborated with many
leading symphony orchestras around the world.
Tan Lihua, fresh from his success at the 1998 New Year Concert in
the Great Hall of the People, will conduct the performance. He is
the first Chinese conductor to lead a foreign orchestra's tour in
China.
Tan will also conduct the AYO in a concert extravaganza in Sydney
to celebrate Australia's National Day on January 26.
Apart from Beijing, the AYO's tour will also take it to six other
major Chinese cities.
The Beijing concert will feature Australian composer Koehne's
"Powerhouse -- Rhumba for Orchestra," Prokofiev's "Symphony No.5
in B flat, Op.100" and Chinese composer Li Huanzhi's "Overture for
Chinese Spring Festival."
Time: 7:15 pm, February 2-3
Place: Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinhua Dajie, Xicheng District
Tel: 6523-3644
STAGE
Sound of Music -- The American musical "The Sound of Music" will
be brought to life on stage by Cheng Fangyuan, a celebrated singer
with the Oriental Song and Dance Ensemble, her husband Wang Gang
and their seven "children".
Most Chinese know "The Sound of Music" through the American film
which recounts the love story of Captain von Trapp and Maria,
employed as governess for the Captain's seven children. The
beautiful songs in the film, such as "Do-Re-Mi," "The Lonely
Goatherd," "How Can Love Survive" and "Edelweiss," have touched
the hearts of millions of Chinese filmgoers.
Director Niu Xinci and choreographer Jin Xing are trying to break
away from the influence of the movie and create a totally new
version of "The Sound of Music" to fit the spirit of the times.
Time: 7:15 pm, January 17-26
Place: Poly Plaza International Theatre, 14 Dongzhimen Nandajie,
Dongcheng District
Tel: 6495-1005, 6608-4160
Beijing story -- Beijing People's Art Theatre's production
"Antiques," an August hit in the capital, is to be restaged. With
its Beijing flavour and strong cast, the play reproduces scenes
from the Beijing of 70 years ago.
Revolving around anecdotes of an antique shop in Liulichang, one
of the capital's most famous shopping streets with a 200-year-old
history, the drama brings on stage a group of characters with a
variety of occupations. A quadripot, an ancient Chinese cooking
vessel, creates a mystery.
The story is laden with riddles, ironies and dramatic moments
involving corruption and bribery.
It reaches its climax when one of the protagonists chooses to
drown himself with the quadripot to prevent the precious antique
from falling into the hands of the enemy during the War of
Resistance Against the Japanese (1937-45).
Time: 7 pm, January 22, 24-26
Place: Capital Theatre, 22 Wangfujing Dajie, Dongcheng District
Tel: 6525-0996
Ballet season -- The Central Opera and Ballet Theatre will perform
"Swan Lake" and "Don Quixote" in the second half of this month.
During its festival season which started at the end of last year,
the theatre troupe has performed "Sleeping Beauty," "The Red
Detachment of Women" and a selection of ballet highlights. All
programmes have been highly praised and performed in front of
sell-out audiences.
The ballet will be performed by young dancers who have recently
won gold awards at international ballet contests and other
promising new talents.
Time: 7:15 pm, January 17-19 (Don Quixote); January 21-26 (Swan
Lake)
Place: Beizhan Theatre, 135 Xizhimenwai Dajie, Xicheng District
Tel: 6405-5512, 6407-3532
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_Date: 01/17/98_
_Author: _
_Copyright© by China Daily_

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