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 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. 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 variet ...

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 {{PRChina-struct-stub