BEIJING

Exhibits from a writing career

Chinese literature icon Wang Meng jokes that he considers writing his lover. He is among the few writers honored with an exhibition at the National Museum of China. The exhibition is arranged in five sections, according to the writer's milestones. With photos, videos and manuscript pages, it tells about Wang's trials with literature during his youth, his influential works, his difficult days in Xinjiang and the period he served as the country's minister of culture. One highlight is the manuscripts of Wang's first novel Long Live Youth, which have been well preserved since the book was written in the early 1950s.

9 am-5 pm, until Oct 27. South 8 exhibition hall, National Museum of China, No 16, East Changan Avenue, Beijing.

Young female talents on show

Six Chinese folk singersongwriters will gather at Tiny Dream Music Festival in Beijing this weekend. They are all women born after 1980, keen on portraying their lives through folk music, and all rose to fame through the Internet. Headlined by A Si, Gao Shan and Wu Jialin, the music event, in its first year, aims to discover and introduce young female singer-songwriters in China to a wider audience.

11am to 9:30 pm, Oct 19 and 20. Post Mountain Art Space, Inside Modern MoMa, No 1, Xiangheyuanlu, Dongzhimenwai, Dongcheng district, Beijing. 010-8400-4774.

Best stone works on display

More than 200 statues, ornaments and seals that represent the beauty of Shoushan stone carving are on show at the Museum of Prince Gong's Palace. The Shoushan Stone is known as one of China's best four stones used for producing seals, and found in Shoushan village, Fujian province. It is divided into three categories according to its origins, namely tiankeng (field), shuikeng (water holes) and shankeng (mountain) stones. The stones have been appreciated as early as the Song Dynasty (960-1279). The works on display are all shuikeng stones and testimony to the exquisite handicraft of masters from across the Straits.

7:40 am-5:20 pm, until Oct 30. Ledao Hall, Museum of Prince Gong's Palace (Gong Wang Fu), Qianhai West Street, Xicheng district, Beijing.010-8328-8149.

Zhangzhou cultural heritage event

Contemporary artist Chen Zhiguang created a stainless steel installation titled Old Opera Stage, sourcing inspiration from the longstanding theater traditions in his hometown Zhangzhou in Fujian province. The huge stage is on display at the National Center for the Performing Arts, on which folk artists will perform the Gezai Opera and hand puppetry that are popular in Zhangzhou. Meanwhile in an exhibition hall opposite the stage, there are pictures and demonstrations introducing Zhangzhou's other cultural heritage, including paper-cutting, carving craft of puppets' heads and cotton painting.

9 am-5 pm, performances at 11 am and 1:30 pm, until Oct 20. 1/F, NCPA, 2 West Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng district, Beijing.