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Has Shenzhen beaten the winter blues?
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Mar 12, 2008

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Property prices are falling fast all over the region, but only if you believe the media hype… It is up for debate whether the Shenzhen land market is entering a low season following the recent recession in the local property market. In January, Shenzhen Changcheng Investment Holding Co., Ltd. bided on a budget housing site in Longhua, Baoan District for RMB 4,501psm, a significant step-down from previous land sales completed in the last year in the same neighborhood. Observers are questioning whether the "Diwang" (premium site) will disappear. Land prices do vary from site to site, and are subject to the location, development conditions and other appended restrictions imposed by the government. In addition, local developers tend to give cold shoulders to budget housing sites with various limitations. Therefore, the cool reception to the recent land sale should not necessarily signal a decline in Shenzhen's land market. Land resources are scare in the city, ... ...
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Back on track
Art+Culture / Art Focus in Shenzhen
Written by : Shane Qin
Apr 8, 2008

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  This month in art, music and theater. Finally, Shenzhen's performing scene is retrieving its energy with some major venues back in business after a two-month "winter sleep".     To celebrate the spring return, the Shenzhen Concert Hall proudly launches a brand-new performing season that introduces many excellent international musicians. On April 11, the violin recital by Paganini Award-winner Huang Mengla is expected to make an auspicious beginning. Then the prestigious Vienna Solo Strings arrives on April 18. From string to brass, the Ensemble Paris Lodron will be playing top-notch brass music on April 27. In the Shenzhen Grand Theater, the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra presents audiences three quality concerts, namely the "Wonderful Journey of Nature" concert on April 4, the "2008 Spring-Summer Music Season" concert on April 18, and a concert dedicated to great French composer, Maurice Ravel, on April 25. Other than cl ... ...
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New Year blues?
Art+Culture / Art Focus in Shenzhen
Written by : Shane Qin
Mar 12, 2008

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Where to find music and art this month The after-effect of the Chinese New Year "over working spirit" is always strong. It's even more intense this year, with the enormous salvage operation from the disastrous snow storm which swept through southern China. More or less totally affected, most performing venues in Shenzhen remain rather quiet this month. Fortunately, the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra (SSO) is coming back this month with three concerts. Opening up will be the collaboration between China's young yet already successful pianist Chen Sa and the SSO on March 7. Later on, a concert of Schuman's piano concerti on March 15 and the recital by another talented piano girl, Xue Yingjia, on March 21 are both recommended. More exciting performances can be found at the Longgang Culture Center in Longgang District. On March 9, the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble will be in town to present local audiences their authentic Hungarian folk music and dances in the performa ... ...
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Chill and rejoice!
Art+Culture / Art Focus in Shenzhen
Written by : Shane Qin
Feb 4, 2008

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Art, music and theater for Spring Festival. You must have noticed that life in Shenzhen is a bit quieter than usual of late, since many people have gone home for the Chinese New Year (Yet a lot of them couldn't make it due to the heavy snow storm). More or less affected by this holiday, the local performance scene in February is rather laidback, with several major performance venues closed throughout the entire month. And yet, instead of resting, the Shenzhen Poly Theater has decided to challenge the low season by providing audiences with quality shows. To being with is the classic ballet Swan Lake, performed by Russia's great Kremlin Ballet Theater (KBT) on February 1 and 2. Later, on February 3, the KBT will continue to present another supreme ballet, Notre Dame de Paris — so far the only ballet version of Victor Hugo's great work adapted by noted Russian choreographer Andrey Petrov. Both the dances will be accompanied by the Symphony Orchestra of Russia. For magic fan ... ...
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