Shenzhen Cultural Center includes
Shenzhen Concert Hall
The Shenzhen Concert Hall is a concert hall in Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
History background
The city government of Shenzhen funded it. Almost 160,000 people attended performances there in 2017.
Arata Isozaki
Arata Iso ...
and
Shenzhen Library
Shenzhen Library () is the public library system of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The main library is a part of the Shenzhen Cultural Center in Futian District.
The main library occupies a building on a plot of land.
History
It was previously ...
and is located in the
Futian
Futian District () is one of the nine districts comprising the city of Shenzhen, China. The district is home to the government and Municipal Committee of Shenzhen, as well as the city's central business district (CBD).
Name
There are two theor ...
district of
Shenzhen
Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern province ...
,
Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...
,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. It was designed by Japanese architect
Arata Isozaki
Arata Isozaki (磯崎 新, ''Isozaki Arata''; born 23 July 1931) is a Japanese architect, urban designer, and theorist from Ōita. He was awarded the RIBA Gold Medal in 1986 and the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2019.
Biography
Isozaki was ...
. The
vineyard-style concert hall seats 1800 and was opened in 2007.
It is located adjacent to the Shenzhen library and near
Shenzhen civic center
Civic Center or Citizens' Center () is a government building in Shenzhen, China. It is located within the Futian Central Business District and was constructed at a cost of CNY
The renminbi (; symbol: ¥; ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RM ...
and
Children's palace (少年宫) line 3 subway station. It is one of the two main
concert
A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, choir, or band. Concerts are held in a wide variety a ...
venues in Shenzhen, the other being Nanshan cultural center ().
The Belt and Road International Music Festival was inaugurated at Shenzhen concert hall in 2019. During the three week long music festival, a number of music concerts were held around the city including at the concert hall.
Other concert halls in Shenzhen include Shenzhen Polytheater (Nanshan) ().
References
External links
Shenzhen Cultural Center Official Website
Buildings and structures in Shenzhen
Performing arts venues in China
Libraries in Guangdong
Tourist attractions in Shenzhen
2007 establishments in China
Public libraries in China
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