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What's on?
Drawn from abroad
Illustrations for different reading materials help readers of many ages better understand the content. Meanwhile they also stand alone as quality works of art for fine techniques and colors.
Image of the West, an illustration exhibition at Tsinghua University Art Museum, gathers such works by acclaimed（备受推崇的）artists in Europe and the United Stales.
9 a. m. -5 p. m. , closed on Mondays. Tsinghua University, Haidian district, Beijing. 010 -6278 -1012.
Mountains of opera
Visitors on the Snow Mountains, an original Chinese opera based on the 1963 domestic movie of the same name, will be staged in December. Set in the early 1950s on the borders of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, it involves the love story between a 16 - year - old girl and a young man, both from Xinjiang, and how they helped the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army suppress（平定；压制）spies.
7 P.m. , Dec 3 to 6. National Center for the Performing Arts. No. 2 West Chang an Avenue, Xicheng district, Beijing. 010 - 6655 - 0000.
Seal（印章）of approval
In 1933, ink artist Qi Baishi achieved a major breakthrough in art and began to gain fame in the cultural circles of Beijing. As a noted seal - making artist, he once carved out four characters on a seal, zhiji youén, which means remembering the kindness from best friends. This anecdote （轶事、趣闻）inspired leaders at the Art Museum of Beijing Fine Art Academy to mount an exhibition focusing on Qi and those in his close personal circle.
9 am - 5 pm, closed on Mondays. 12 Chaoyang Gongyuan （Park） Nan Lu, Chaoyang district, Beijing. 010-6502 -5171.
21. What may visitors see in Image of the West?
A. A historical book about Tsinghua University.
B. An illustrative Shakespeare Collection.
C. Some artists from home and abroad.
D. A new novel introduction.
22. Where should opera fans go if they want to see an original Chinese opera?
A. Tsinghua University.
B. The Art Museum of Beijing.
C. No. 2 West Chang an Avenue.
D. 12 Chaoyang Gongyuan （Park） Nan Lu.
23. Why do the leaders want to mount the exhibition at the museum?
A. The story of Qi and his friend impressed them a lot.
B. Works of Qi and his friends were almost forgotten.
C. Qi's close friends in Beijing encouraged them to.
D. Qi's seals are more popular than ever before.
