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Contributor: Xinhua News Agency
Monday, May 15 2023 - 17:10
AsiaNet
Shanghai Jing'an hosts cultural events to show charm of coffee, jazz and drama
SHANGHAI, May 15, 2023 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/--

The JZ Festival Shanghai, the Shanghai Jing'an Modern Drama Valley and the 
Shanghai Jing'an World Coffee Cultural Festival have been held in Shanghai's 
Jing'an District recently, creating a row of cultural wave, according to 
Jing'an Cultural and Tourism Bureau.

From the fashionable Nanjing Road in Shanghai to the quietly flowing Suhe Bay, 
in the parks, theaters, business districts, streets and waterfront, wonderful 
jazz notes and delicious coffee blend and permeate in the spring, with the 
"drama bus" traveling through the block.

This year's coffee cultural festival, for the first time in cooperation with 
Shanghai's night market landmark "Anyi Night Market", gathered 38 boutique 
coffee brands representing the world's coffee trend.

The JZ Festival featured three nights with jazz musicians, four outdoor stages 
and five flash mob activities, inviting more than 100 domestic and foreign 
musicians with diversified style to perform on the stage. Laura Fygi, a 
well-known singer from the Netherlands, has also been invited to perform during 
the event.

This year's Modern Drama Valley was held from April 20, and lasted until May 8, 
with 23 plays in eight theaters showcasing a total of 73 times. More than 85 
percent of the plays made their debut in Shanghai. 

Source: Jing'an Cultural and Tourism Bureau