Shanghai leads way with nocturnal art studies
China DailyLiu Xuelian, second from the left, nicknamed Mango, joins friends during her cross-talk show in Shanghai late last month. CHINA DAILY Courses in city attract thousands of applicants Liu Xuelian, nicknamed Mango, a 27-year-old test engineer in Shanghai, made her cross-talk debut on stage at the Shanghai Mass Art Center on July 20. Wu Penghong, curator at the Shanghai Mass Art Center, said: "When registration started at 10 am on March 6, more than 380,000 people tried to sign up for courses given at 123 teaching locations, with 6,507 successfully securing places. The fall semester for Shanghai's evening art courses starts next month, with 143 teaching locations across the city and a total of 390 online and offline courses on offer. Registration data for the spring semester show that evening art courses are especially popular among younger people.