【推荐1】Guan Shanyue Art Museum

Shenzhen artists are sending hope and gratitude to the Chinese CovID-19 frontline workers through 215 artworks at the “We Are Together”exhibition running until May 17. The paintings, sculptures, photographs and music videos show medical workers, delivery men, cleaners, police officers and volunteers working tirelessly during the outbreak. Meanwhile, a selection of master Quan Shanyue’s paintings featuring flowers and birds are also on display until July.

Hours: 9 a. m. -12 pm; 2 pm. 4. 30 p. m. closed Mondays.

He Xiangning Art Museum

Selected paintings by master He Xiangning are offering an in-depth review of her revolutionary and artistic career. The paintings mainly portray plum blossoms, pine trees, lions, tigers, and landscapes. Meanwhile, contemporary Chinese oil paintings produced in the past 30 years are also on display at the “As Times Go By”exhibition until May 5.

Hours: 9:30 a. m. - 4:30 p. m. , closed Mondays.

MixC Shenzhen Bay

The ”Fantastic Dali” exhibition, running until May 5, presents an unimaginable world of 200 artworks by Spanish master Salvador Dali. Another exhibition running until May 28 features painting “Along the River During the Qingming Festival” by Ming artist Qiu Ying(1494-1552)and vivid scenes for visitors to take photos.

Hours(Dali): 10 a. m. -7 p. m. (Mon. -Fri.), 10 a. m. -9 p. m. (Sat.-Sun)

Hours(Qiu Ying): 10 a. m. -9 p. m. , closed Mondays.

【推荐2】The 2022 Chinese Visual Ethnographic Photo Biennale(中国民族影像志摄影双年展),which aims to collect and preserve the unique history, culture and cherished memories of China’s a variety of ethnic groups, opened in Beijing on Tuesday.

The exhibition combines a grand narrative of the contemporary lives of Chinese ethnic groups with vivid local scenery, connects ancient Chinese civilization to the new era and mirrors the evolution and rebirth of the traditional culture of the Chinese nation in modernization.

The photographers taking part in the exhibition come from all over China and from various backgrounds such as university students or migrant workers. Some are amateur photographers, while others are professionals.

Liu Hui is one of the photographers whose works are on display at the exhibition. His photos document his in-depth exploration of Daliyaboyi, a village in Yutian county, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Over the past decade, Liu has recorded the lots of changes that have taken place in the village and the impact these have had on villagers’ lives. He has taken more than 150, 000 photos of these villagers who originally lived in the desert. The photos at the exhibition focus on an old herdsman(牧民)in the village. The herdsman and his family have benefited from local poverty-relief policies, moving from the desert to a new town with paved roads. Escaping from a tough environment, the herdsman establishes a new life for himself and his family that blends tradition and modernity.

Yan Shuzhen’s works have also been selected for the exhibition. In a connected series of photos, the photographer creates a window for viewers to appreciate a special traditional ceremony of the Mongolian ethnic group. The cutting hair ceremony is one of the most important and grand ceremonies on the path to adulthood among ethnic Mongolians. During the ceremony, elders send their best wishes for the future to the children taking part, while songs and speeches of praise full of traditional values reveal the rich characteristics of the ethnic group.

At the Biennale, many realistic and moving works grabbed people’s attention. These works demonstrate the progress of China’s ethnic groups and show the backbone(骨气)and full picture of the unified spirit that binds the country’s diverse cultures.

As a spiritual home for the unity of China’s 56 ethnic groups, the Biennale has shown its profound significance in promoting mutual understanding and unity among different ethnic groups in the country.

【推荐3】Art is a global language. Music is an international language. Love is a worldwide language. Now, it’s the turn of sand to be mentioned in such terms. Sand artist Kseniya Simonova mixes art, music and love to create her own medium which can be understood and appreciated by everyone.

Simonova fell in love with sand art “absolutely accidentally”. Her husband, a theatre director, advised her to give it a try. Over time, she has unstoppably taken the web by storm. “I never thought it would turn out to be what it is now,” says Simonova.

In Follow your Dreams, Simonova told a heartfelt story honoring the love between a mother and her son — using only the sand in her hands. In only a couple of minutes, a phone turns into a house, then into two faces, then into a boy looking out of the window. . .

The art Simonova creates is magical; however, the medium she uses is quite common. “It is ordinary river sand. There was a time when I did use the volcanic one, but actually it makes no difference. What truly matters in a performance is the storyline that is effectively communicated in the theatre through the medium of sand,” explains Simonova.

The images created by the artist live only for a few seconds. However, Simonova is not in any way alarmed by the momentary character of sand art. “I know that my creations exist only for a while, but I believe that to be absolutely normal because art mirrors life. We live every moment of our life, but it’s not possible to repeat those. The same is the case with what I do,” Simonova adds.

Sand art helps the artist to see the world in a new way, painting ever-changing life in every grain of sand.

【推荐2】Six million people visit Grand Canyon in the US every year. For the purpose of helping project Grand Canyon for your fellow visitors and future generations, please follow the guidelines below.

To protect the park, camping is allowed only within permitted campgrounds. Permits are required for overnight camping at the North Rim. Advance booking can be received by mail. Please write: Information Center, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023.

Because of the extreme fire danger, campfires are not allowed except at Mather and Desert View campgrounds. Collection of firewood is not allowed either.

Please stay on permitted paths. Otherwise you may destroy desert plants. Pack out what you pack in, so you leave no signs of your visit. It is important to keep in mind that you are in a national park where wildlife exists.

The weather at Grand Canyon can change very quickly. With so much rock, lightning(闪电) causes a particular danger during sudden summer storms These storms also frequently bring floods inside valleys, a danger to hikers. Watch the skies and check daily weather reports.

Do not feed park wildlife. There have been a few cases at Grand Canyon National Park where deer(鹿) were purposely shot because there are plastic bags that left them sick and weak. Hungry deer car be danger and have kicked and bitten visitors at Grand Canyon. Some other animals will also beg and bite. For your own safety and the well-being of the animals, please do not feed wildlife, no matter how gentle they may appear.