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August 7th ZuoMingliang’s Folklore Time: 21:00 Venue: Address: Building A 115 DongJiangWan lu Ticket price (RMB): 30 He is not a big star. Just regard him as a man with a guitar sit in front of you, what u need to do is bring your ears there and enjoy the show, that night will be simple. XUBO Art & Culture Exchange BACKBACK BACKBACK

August 8th Bande à part Date ： 15:00 Venue: Shanghai Oriental Art Center Address: 425 DingXiang Lu Ticket Price (RMB): 300/180/100/60 The four band members of the Copenhagen based Bandapart are veterans of the Danish jazz scene. They share a predilection for the playful and improvisational aspects of performing together. The band describes its music as a constantly varying journey through a colorful sound landscape. XUBO Art & Culture Exchange BACKBACK BACKBACK

August 12th Children's Ballet "Snow White" Date/Time List: August 12th 19:30 Venue:Shanghai City theatre Address: fenxian lu 272 Ticket price (RMB):280,220,160,80 Booking hotline: XUBO Art & Culture Exchange BACKBACK BACKBACK

August14th Inophis & Dantes’s guitar show Date/Time List: August 14th 23:00 Venue: Bar “Captain” Address: 37 Fuzhou Lu Ticket Price (RMB): 10 Inophis is a French guitar player who start play guitar from 15 year old,his style include classic, rock and jazz. Dantes is a French singer, he published his first chinese album “ I remember you” in Now, he is a Ph.d student in Shanghai Music institute. XUBO Art & Culture Exchange BACKBACK BACKBACK

August 15 th Time:19:15 Venue: Shanghai Grand theatre Address: 300 renmin avenue www. shgtheatre.com “Zhou Xuan” She is one of most famous actress in the 1930’s---when the golden time of old shanghai started. The drama will show you a history, an actress’s tragedy and a period of this magic city. XUBO Art & Culture Exchange BACKBACK BACKBACK

August 21th Let’s Paint a Painting Time: 13:30 Venue: Dongli Art Saloon Address: 104 Block Fuxing Lu Ticket Price (RMB): 90 Hold your pen, and paint your dreams Each of us could be an artist XUBO Art & Culture Exchange BACKBACK BACKBACK

August 24th Opera The Last Mission of Marco Polo Time: 19:15 Venue: Shanghai Grand Theatre Address: 300 renmin avenue Ticket Price (RMB): 380,280,180,80 Booking Hotline: XUBO Art & Culture Exchange BACKBACK BACKBACK

August 26th Catherine the Great Time: 9:00 Venue: Shanghai Museum Address: 201 renmin avenue Ticket Price (RMB): FREE XUBO Art & Culture Exchange BACKBACK BACKBACK

August 27th 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters Time: 14:00 Venue: Shanghai Qizhongsenglin tennis center Address: 5500 Yuanjiang lu Ticket Price (RMB): 30~1580 Booking Hotline: XUBO Art & Culture Exchange BACKBACK BACKBACK

August 28thKunqu Opera Time: 13:30 Venue: Tianchanyifu theatre Adress: 701 Fuzhou Lu Ticket price(RMB): 50 Booking hotline: XUBO Art & Culture Exchange BACKBACK BACKBACK

Double Seventh Festival The Double Seventh Festival, on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, is a traditional festival full of romance. It often goes into August in the Gregorian calendar This festival is in mid-summer when the weather is warm and the grass and trees reveal their luxurious greens. At night when the sky is dotted with stars, and people can see the Milky Way spanning from the north to the south. On each bank of it is a bright star, which see each other from afar. They are the Cowherd and Weaver Maid, and about them there is a beautiful love story passed down from generation to generation. Long, long ago, there was an honest and kind-hearted fellow named Niu Lang (Cowhand). His parents died when he was a child. Later he was driven out of his home by his sister-in-law. So he lived by himself herding cattle and farming. One day, a fairy from heaven Zhi Nu (Weaver Maid) fell in love with him and came down secretly to earth and married him. The cowhand farmed in the field and the Weaver Maid wove at home. They lived a happy life and gave birth to a boy and a girl. Unfortunately, the God of Heaven soon found out the fact and ordered the Queen Mother of the Western

heavens to bring the Weaver Maid back. With the help of celestial cattle, the Cowhand flew to heaven with his son and daughter. At the time when he was about to catch up with his wife, the Queen Mother took off one of her gold hairpins and made a stroke. One billowy river appeared in front of the Cowhand. The Cowhand and Weaver Maid were separated on the two banks forever and could only feel their tears. Their loyalty to love touched magpies, so tens of thousands of magpies came to build a bridge for the Cowhand and Weaver Maid to meet each other. The Queen Mother was eventually moved and allowed them to meet each year on the 7th of the 7th lunar month. Hence their meeting date has been called "Qi Xi" (Double Seventh). Scholars have shown the Double Seventh Festival originated from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD220). Historical documents from the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD ) mention the festival, while records from the Tang Dynasty ( ) depict the grand evening banquet of Emperor Taizong and his concubines. By the Song ( ) and Yuan ( ) dynasties, special articles for the "Qi Xi" were seen being sold on markets in the capital. The bustling markets demonstrated the significance of the festival. In recent years, in particular, urban youths have celebrated it as Valentine's Day in China. As a result, owners of flower shops, bars and stores are full of joy as they sell more commodities for love. BACKBACK BACKBACK