
'Le Roi Soleil' Brings the Grandeur of French Monarch Louis XIV to Shanghai
The French musical "Le Roi Soleil" opened Shanghai Culture Square's 2026 Year-End Blockbuster series. The China debut also marks the production's 20th anniversary.
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The French musical "Le Roi Soleil" opened Shanghai Culture Square's 2026 Year-End Blockbuster series. The China debut also marks the production's 20th anniversary.
@Ma Yue

The globally acclaimed original Broadway musical "Kinky Boots" will kick off the Shanghai stop of its China tour at the West Bund Theater on November 3.
@Xu Wei

An exhibition of archival photographs and documentary works traces the history of the former Hongzhenlaojie neighborhood.
@Yang Jian

Liuli China Museum's "Molten Light, Crystalized Form" exhibition showcases the science, craftsmanship and artistic beauty of liuli through intricate glass artworks.
@Zhang Chaoyan
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A workers' community where about 1,500 households returned to renovated homes is one of two Shanghai projects featured on 2026 World Cities Day.

Shanghai will redevelop a 12.6-square-kilometer area within Greater Wusong, which will include facilities for advanced manufacturing, a university art campus, and a central park.

As the 9th China International Import Expo approaches, a new short film opens Shanghai's city scrapbook through ticket stubs, shared encounters and the promise of another meeting.

Cable and IPTV operators must also give free programming a prominent place on the home page and let viewers switch back to live channels with one press of the remote.

A workers' community where about 1,500 households returned to renovated homes is one of two Shanghai projects featured on 2026 World Cities Day.

Shanghai will redevelop a 12.6-square-kilometer area within Greater Wusong, which will include facilities for advanced manufacturing, a university art campus, and a central park.

As the 9th China International Import Expo approaches, a new short film opens Shanghai's city scrapbook through ticket stubs, shared encounters and the promise of another meeting.

Cable and IPTV operators must also give free programming a prominent place on the home page and let viewers switch back to live channels with one press of the remote.

In a "two-tier system", smaller biotechs take on more of the early scientific risk, while larger firms focus on development, clinical trials and commercialization.

Over 1,000 cutting-edge products and innovations are on display, including satellite internet and 6G technology, at the 2026 World Internet Conference in Wuzhen.
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A workers' community where about 1,500 households returned to renovated homes is one of two Shanghai projects featured on 2026 World Cities Day.

Shanghai will redevelop a 12.6-square-kilometer area within Greater Wusong, which will include facilities for advanced manufacturing, a university art campus, and a central park.

As the 9th China International Import Expo approaches, a new short film opens Shanghai's city scrapbook through ticket stubs, shared encounters and the promise of another meeting.

Cable and IPTV operators must also give free programming a prominent place on the home page and let viewers switch back to live channels with one press of the remote.

A workers' community where about 1,500 households returned to renovated homes is one of two Shanghai projects featured on 2026 World Cities Day.

Shanghai will redevelop a 12.6-square-kilometer area within Greater Wusong, which will include facilities for advanced manufacturing, a university art campus, and a central park.

As the 9th China International Import Expo approaches, a new short film opens Shanghai's city scrapbook through ticket stubs, shared encounters and the promise of another meeting.

Cable and IPTV operators must also give free programming a prominent place on the home page and let viewers switch back to live channels with one press of the remote.

In a "two-tier system", smaller biotechs take on more of the early scientific risk, while larger firms focus on development, clinical trials and commercialization.

Over 1,000 cutting-edge products and innovations are on display, including satellite internet and 6G technology, at the 2026 World Internet Conference in Wuzhen.

The French musical "Le Roi Soleil" opened Shanghai Culture Square's 2026 Year-End Blockbuster series. The China debut also marks the production's 20th anniversary.
@Ma Yue

The globally acclaimed original Broadway musical "Kinky Boots" will kick off the Shanghai stop of its China tour at the West Bund Theater on November 3.
@Xu Wei

An exhibition of archival photographs and documentary works traces the history of the former Hongzhenlaojie neighborhood.
@Yang Jian

Liuli China Museum's "Molten Light, Crystalized Form" exhibition showcases the science, craftsmanship and artistic beauty of liuli through intricate glass artworks.
@Zhang Chaoyan

















