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Dutch masters exhibition in Beijing
The 17th century Dutch Golden Age had several significant artists and a range of great pieces produced during the period — including Jan Vermeer’s Young Woman at Virginal, Jan Lievens’ Boy in a Cape, and Turban and Rembrandt’s Self Portrait with Shaded Eyes.
Some of the most refined examples of the time, including the three pieces mentioned above, will make their debut（首次亮相）in China as part of a world tour of The Leiden Collection.
If you go:
9 a.m-5 p.m., June 17-Sept 3 (closed on Mondays). National Museum of China, l Wusi Avenue, Dangcheng district. 010-6400-1476.
Ticket:50 yuan ($7)
The Age of Mechanical Reproduction
The Age of Mechanical Reproduction, the latest exhibition at the Riverside Art Museum, features 4l artworks of US pop icon Andy Warhol, covering art installations, paintings and photographs. Warhol’s well-known installation Electric Chair is a highlight of the show, which is also its debut in Asia.
If you go:
10 a.m.-5 p.m., through August 28 (closed on Mondays). The Riverside Art Museum, Hongyan Road, Chaoyang district. 010-5309-2062.
Ticket: 60 yuan
Back with a bang
Beijing-based band Escape Plan will hold a concert in Beijing this weekend. The band is most famous for the song The Brightest Star in the Night Sky.
If you go:
7:30 p.m., June 17. Beijing Worker’s Gymnasium, Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang district. 400-610-3721.
Ticket: 280-980 yuan
Purple clay teapots
Yixing purple clay potteries are a vital part of Chinese pottery culture and have been included in China’s list of national intangible cultural heritage（国家非物质文化遗产）. A selection of more than 80 purple clay teapots will go on display at the Poly Art Museum starting Friday. The exhibit will include a range of delicate teapot works of Ji Yishun, Wang Xiaolong and Gao Lijun, who are all inheritors the time-honored pottery handicraft.
If you go:
9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (closed on Sundays), through June 30. Poly Art Museum, New Poly Plaza,1 Chaoyangmen North Street 9. 010-6500-8117.
Ticket: 20 yuan
21. What do Dutch masters exhibition in Beijing and The Age of Mechanical Reproduction have in common?
A. Their ticket prices. B. Their exhibition places.
C. Their total exhibition time. D. They aren’t open on Mondays.
22. If you are fond of the performance of Escape Plan, which number can you contact to book a ticket in advance?
A. 400-610-3721. B. 010-6500-8117.
C. 010-6400-1476. D. 010-5309-2062.
23. Where can you go and enjoy an exhibition but spend less money?
A. National Museum of China. B. The Riverside Art Museum.
C. Poly Art Museum, New Poly Plaza. D. Beijing Workers’ Gymnasium.
