The When Galley at the Art de Vivre at the Shenzhen Sculpture Academy. Photos by Newman Huo The “aeght: Art Without Boundaries”exhibition Dates: now through June 18 Venue: Art de Vivre, Shenzhen Sculpture Academy, No. 8 Zhongkang Road, Shangmeilin, Futian District (福田区上梅林中康路8号深圳雕塑院艺术空间) Bus: 245  

RESIDENTS are being invited to vote for their favorite logos for the Shenzhen 2011 Summer Universiade. The 11 entries revealed by the government Thursday stood out from more than 3,000 contributions from artists in China, which took a seven-member panel three months to shortlist. “We will select five of the 11 candidates, with the public’s […]

In the small hours of Jan. 17 George E. Killian president of the International University Sports Federation FISU announced during an executive meeting of the FISU in Turin Italy that Shenzhen will host the 2011 Universiade. Having grown up in Shenzhen Yi Jianlian the 19-year-old basketball star was one of the ambassadors for the Shenzhen […]

Danzandorj Bayasgalan, member of FISU executive commitee Member of executive commitee of FISU Danzandorj Bayasgalan was busy greeting and hugging his old friends when he arrived at the Wuzhou Guest House yesterday. Though it was his first time in Shenzhen he saw a lot of old friends here thus the city was not strange to […]

    Cai Yingbo     YAHGEE Modular House Co. Ltd., a Shenzhen portable home manufacturer, was at full capacity producing temporary shelters for homeless people in Sichuan Province.     About 3,000 workers at its factories in eight cities including Fuzhou, Suzhou, Langfang, Shenyang and Chengdu, as well as Shenzhen, had been fully mobilized and were working three shifts a […]

China’s Jiang Yuyuan jubilates after the women’s uneven bars final at the 2007 Artistic Gymnastics International Invitation Tournament held in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 2, 2007. Jiang Yuyuan took the second place of the event.(Xinhua Photo)     BEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) — It’s an Olympic test event in which everything feels good, even great for […]

CONSTRUCTION of the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center will be completed in 2010, according to the Nanshan District Construction Bureau, in time to host some of 2011’s Universiade events. The 960-million-yuan (US$124.68 million) center will include a 20,000-square-meter stadium, a 25,000-square-meter gymnasium and a 35,000-square-meter health club including swimming facilities. Covering an area of 300,000 square […]

A work by the Chinese artist Walasse Ting. Wen believes the major problem facing the majority of young artists in Guangdong Province today is that they still cannot shake off the so-called academism, that is, what they have learned from their teachers in college. “In fact, the whole of Chinese society is rapidly progressing today, […]

Some 8,000 police officers will provide security and traffic control during the 11-day Universiade Games 2007, hosted by Thailand. Speaking of the 24th Universiaed Games from August 8-18 in Bangkok, Deputy Royal Thai Police Commander, Pol.Gen. Isaraphan Snitwongse Na Ayuttaya said that operational centers have been set up at sports venues and at the athlete’s […]

Bid victory a boost to metropolis drive LIKE the hundreds of millions of Chinese who rejoiced after Beijing’s victory in the Olympic bid six years ago, many excited Shenzhen residents got a chance to celebrate a victory of their own early this morning when Shenzhen was chosen as the host of the Summer Universiade in […]