Activities & nightlife

From Shakespeare to Sherlock: Treasures of the British Library

Date: June 10-21 - 9 am

Venue: National Library

Price: Free entry

The National Library hosts an exhibition in partnership with the British National Library, showcasing rare prints and first editions of classics including the manuscript of Dicken's Nicolas Nickelby, the revised manuscript of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, a draft of Wordsworth's poem I Roam Like A Cloud and other important works of literature.

Contact: 010-8854-5393/4089

Dinosaur ZoobyErth Visual & Physical Inc

Date: July 4-15 - 7:30 pm

Venue: Guangzhou Opera House

Price: 80-700 yuan

Meet awesome prehistoric creatures, from cute baby dinos to some of the largest carnivores and herbivores that have ever walked the planet! Erth's dinosaurs are unmistakably "alive" and mostly friendly in this fun, educational and unique performance that will delight all audiences from ages 5 years and up. Get up close and personal with an amazing array of creatures from bygone eras, connecting young audiences to the real science of palaeontology. Meet a menagerie of insects and dinosaurs that once roamed free around the world and are now in daily residence at Erth's Dinosaur Zoo. Learn how to feed and engage with Erth's dinosaurs in a once in a lifetime interactive experience. Children can watch wide-eyed from a safe distance or dare to get right up close to these prehistoric creatures.

Contact: 400-610-3721

Sports

Monster Jam 2017

Date: July 29 - 7 pm

Venue: National Stadium, Beijing

Price: 180-680 yuan

Monster Jam is a live motorsport event tour and television show operated by Feld Entertainment. The series is sanctioned under the umbrella of the United States Hot Rod Association and takes place primarily in the United States. Although individual event formats can vary greatly based on the "intermission" entertainment, the main attraction is always the racing and freestyle competitions by monster trucks.

At Monster Jam shows, monster trucks face off in two different forms of competition - Racing and Freestyle. In the smaller shows they have a wheelie competition and/or a doughnut contest. The goal in the wheelie competition is to hit a ramp and get big air while remaining perpendicular to the ground. In the donut competition a driver tries to spin their truck until he/she gets dizzy, the truck can't go any more, or they think they have a high enough score to win.

Contact: 400-610-3721