Discover the best things to do in Beijing with our weekly roundup of art and exhibitions, music and performances, and trending activities to do around town. To recommend an upcoming event or activity, please contact li-ping@chinadaily.com.cn.

Stage:

Peacock of Winter

Famous Chinese dancer-choreographer Yang Liping's latest production,Peacock of Winter, will be presented in Beijing next week. The new show is derived from Yang's choreography production, The Peacock, in which she used four seasons to tell the story of the journey of life.

Yang, a practitioner of Chinese folk dance, is from the Bai ethnic group of Southwest China's Yunnan province. She has won national awards and toured the world with her dancers.

If you go:

7:30 pm, April 26 - May 2. Poly Theater, 14 Dongzhimen South Street, Dongcheng district, Beijing. 010 6506 5343/45

Ticket: 180-1680 yuan ($30-240)

'Streetcar' at home on China stage (Mandarin)

Wang Huan believed that since many women choose to stay single in China, the story of Blanche Dubois would find more resonance today. So he decided to stage the American play A Streetcar Named Desire in Chinese.The production of the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center had 12 successful shows in Shanghai last year. This year, with a new cast, the play will go on tour in China, starting with five shows at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing beginning on April 25.

If you go:

7:30 pm, April 25-29. National Center for the Performing Arts, 2 Chang'an Street West, Xicheng district, Beijing. 010 6655 0000.

Ticket: 160-280 yuan

Music:

Carnival for cello fans

Initiated by Chinese cellist Zhu Yibing, China's first cello carnival, "Super Cello 2017", will be held in Beijing. The four-day festival will feature 13 concerts and 12 classes given by 21 cellists from 14 countries, and a series of lectures and exhibitions.

If you go:

6:30 pm, April 28; 7:00 pm, April 29-May 1. National Library Arts Center, 33 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian district. 400 636 2266Ticket: 300 yuan; 1,900 yuan (From April 28-May 1)

Art:

French jewelry on show

The Palace Museum in Beijing is showcasing a range of French jewelry at exhibition Imperial Splendors: The Art of Jewellery since the 18th Century.

More than 300 pieces of jewelry, paintings and various French artworks, from the late 18th century to the early 21st century, is featured at the exhibition.

If you go:

8:30 am-4:30 pm, closed on Mondays, through July 17. Meridian Gate (Wumen) Gallery, the Palace Museum, 4 Jingshan Qianjie, Dongcheng district, Beijing.

Russian art over the decades

A selection of 90 pieces is displayed at the Voice of the Volga River exhibition in Beijing, showing how modern artists revived and interpreted the legacy of Russian painting. The paintings on show included works by Ilya Repin and Isaac Levitan.

If you go:

9 am-5 pm, closed on Mondays, through May 7. 1 Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng district, Beijing. 010-6400-1476.

Historic white porcelain on show

The white porcelain produced in Dehua, of Eastern Fujian province, is traditionally termed "blanc de chine" (French for "white from China") for featuring a milky or pale white glaze, smooth texture and elegant feel.

Some 70 refined Dehua white ceramics dated Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties are on show through July 12 at the Banxi Lou exhibition hall inside the Summer Palace.

If you go:

19 Xinjiangongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing. 010 6288 1144

German neo-expressionist's solo exhibition

German neo-expressionist Markus Lupertz's current exhibition in Beijing shows his paintings and sculptures from different periods, beginning from the Dithyrambe series of paintings in 1962 to the latest Arcadia series.

If you go:

9 am-5 pm, closed Mondays, through April 28. Tsinghua University, Haidian district, Beijing. 010-6278-1012.

Book:

The 2017 Beijing Book Fair

The Beijing Book Fair is an annual feast for book lovers. This year, it will run until April 24 at the Chaoyang Park. During the week-long event, more than 400,000 books from over 300 Chinese publishing houses will be displayed, ranging from philosophy and literature to history and sciences.

If you go:

Through April 24. Chaoyang Park, Chaoyang Park South Road, Chaoyang district.