Weekend Fun | Immersive healing concert, exhibitions and more

Guqin masterpieces

The guqin, one of China's oldest plucked string instruments, has profoundly influenced the development of Chinese music with its unique artistic charm and rich cultural heritage. This concert features musicians from the prestigious Yushan and Shushan guqin schools, who will perform renowned pieces, using guqin instruments styled from the Song Dynasty.

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Time: 7:30 p.m., Aug. 30

Tickets: 180 yuan

Venue: Shenzhen Concert Hall, Futian District（深圳音乐厅）

Metro: Line 3 or 4 to Children's Palace Station（少年宫站）, Exit D

Immersive healing concert

EASY FREQ specializes in developing multi-dimensional content aimed at alleviating anxiety and promoting relaxation. This 90-minute sleep-healing concert will blend hang drum sounds, chants, ensemble music and more with meditation to offer audiences a triple relaxation experience that engages visual, auditory, and tactile senses.

Time: 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., Sept. 1 

Tickets: 280 yuan (one person with a seat), 368 yuan (one person with a bed), 448 yuan (two persons) 

Venue: Art Cube, B1/F, China Resources Tower, Nanshan District (南山区中国华润大厦B1层艺术中心)

Metro: Line 11 to Houhai Station（后海站）, Exit H

Concert by Yukiko Isomura

Yukiko Isomura is a contemporary Japanese musician known for her healing style, with “Street Where Wind Resides” among her representative works. She embraces a principle of fusion, integrating classical and pop elements as well as Asian and Western traditions. Using both the erhu and the piano, she facilitates the exchange and communication between Eastern and Western musical cultures, creating a harmonious musical experience.

Time: 8 p.m., Aug. 30

Tickets: 280, 380 yuan

Avenue: Bay Opera of Shenzhen, Bao’an District (深圳滨海艺术中心)

Metro: Line 11 to Bao’an Station（宝安站), Exit B

Kirin Chamber Choir concert

The Kirin Chamber Choir, established in 2019, is a nonprofit choral ensemble formed by young people in Shenzhen. The group gained international acclaim with a gold medal win at the World Choral Festival in 2022. As a celebration of the ensemble's fifth anniversary, this concert will feature a repertoire blending original compositions infused with traditional Chinese elements, English songs such as "Que Sera, Sera," and other popular hits.

Time: 8 p.m., Aug. 31

Tickets: 180, 280, 380 yuan 

Avenue: Mountain View Theater, inside Sea World Culture and Arts Center, Nanshan District (南山区海上世界文化艺术中心境山剧场)

Metro: Line 2 to Sea World Station (海上世界站), Exit A

Illustration exhibition

Immerse yourself in timeless fairy tales, embracing the heartfelt aesthetics and the artistic charm of illustrations from across the world at the “Hans Christian Andersen Awards for Illustration of IBBY Exhibition,” in which over 300 illustrations created by 26 esteemed artists from around the globe are on display.

Dates: Through Aug. 31

Tickets: 98 yuan (various discounts available)

Venue: UpperHills, Futian District (福田区深业上城)

Metro: Line 10 to Donggualing Station (冬瓜岭站), Exit E

‘Dai Yun’s Practice and Cognition’

“Dai Yun’s Practice and Cognition,” a contemporary art exhibition featuring Chinese artist Dai Yun’s sculptures, has extended its run through Sept. 1. Dai is celebrated for his remarkable contributions to contemporary sculpture in China. Utilizing red bricks, gray stones, cement and concrete iron as his signature materials, he has formed a unique visual language showcasing the intrinsic beauty of the materials.

Photo by Lin Songtao

Dates: Through Sept. 1

Tickets: 45-60 yuan

Venue: Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning, Futian District (深圳市当代艺术与城市规划馆)

Metro: Line 3 or 4 to Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit A2 

Jade artifacts

The “Timeless Beauty: A Showcase of Zhou Dynasty Jade Artifacts Unearthed in Shanxi” exhibition at the Nanshan Museum presents a collection of 113 jade treasures, offering a glimpse into the beliefs, artistic sensibilities, and artisanal expertise of a civilization that thrived over two millennia ago.

Dates: Until Sept. 1

Tickets: Free

Venue: Nanshan Museum, Nanshan District (南山区南山博物馆)

Metro: Line 1 or 12 to Taoyuan Station (桃园站), Exit B

'The Echo of Ruins'

“The Echo of Ruins” invites visitors to explore Ying Tianqi’s artistic endeavors to stay relevant to the common folk and to our times, at the new venue of the Shenzhen Art Museum in Longhua District. Ying is an artist and professor at Shenzhen University.

Photo by Lin Songtao

Time: Until Sept. 1

Venue: Shenzhen Art Museum in Longhua District（龙华区深圳美术馆）

Metro: Lines 4 or 6 to Hongshan Station (红山站), Exit A1

Wander in Dalí’s surrealistic world

An immersive exhibition in Pingshan featuring images from 32 of Dalí’s classic paintings projected, some presented via naked-eye display technology, creates a dreamlike world and offering new insights into the Spanish surrealist artist’s masterpieces. The exhibits were produced using artificial intelligence, blending surrealism, cubism, and dreams. Additionally, children can play interactive games while admiring the exhibition.

Dates: Until Aug. 31

Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., closed Mondays

Tickets: 68 yuan

Venue: Pingshan Exhibition Gallery, Pingshan District (坪山区坪山展览馆)

Metro: Line 14 to Pingshan Square Station (坪山广场站), Exit D1

SkyShuttle: Line 1 to Culture Center Station (文化聚落站), Exit A