Nightlife and activities

FIA Formula One World Championship

Date: April 13-15 - 10 am

Venue: Shanghai International Circuit

See the greatest racing show on earth this April as the pinnacle of racing technology hurtles around 5.5 kilometers of China's finest track at breakneck speeds. Va-va-voom! The race organizers have arranged the event for the best pricing and viewing options ever with lower-priced tickets and greater pit lane access. Don't miss out on the event of the year this spring. Located just outside of the city in Anting, Shanghai Audi International Circuit is 5.451 kms long; with 56 laps, racers will travel a total distance of 305.066 kms. The racetrack was designed in shape of the character "shang" of "Shanghai". The current track record is 1:32.238 minutes held by Michael Schumacher.

Shadowgraphy Show by Philippe Beau

Date: June 7-8 - 7:30 pm

Venue: Guangzhou Opera House

His shadowgraphy shows are highly developed and flowing hands ballets. Characters and animals appear and follow each other in a morphing process. Figures gracefully and cinematically emerge with fingers entwined. He brings a new light on the shadow show in which, usually, the subjects appear already formed on the screen. Here, they aredone in front of the audience by the only means of the flowing movements of his fingers. From Hong-Kong to Las Vegas, from St Petersburg to Montreal, Philippe works on an international level. He has already traveled through more than 30 countries, performing his shows or designing shadows and magic effects for specific events. He produces and develops many exclusive processes of shadowgraphy (Giant shadows, monumental shadows, 3D shadows). These shadows are performed within the context of specific requests. Philippe Beau is frequently asked to elaborate specific projects about shadows, magic and sleight of hand by a wide range of people from the artistic sphere, such as film and theater directors, advertising agents, choreographers, photographers, visual artists and scenographers. Performer, creator and consultant, he is now acknowledged as a worldwide specialist in the art of shadows.