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The Jiayang National Mining Park: Walking the Line

25th January 202025th January 2020 The Mango Road 0 Comments slider, Stories min read

Only one of the mines remains operational but the steam hauled railway which serves the small mining communities that grew up along its route is still running.

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The Fire Carts of Xishi

17th August 201925th January 2020 The Mango Road 0 Comments Stories min read

A shrill whistle splits the morning calm and echoes off the two enormous sandstone cliffs that shelter the little town of Bagou. A few moments later, in a cloud of smoke and steam, a train bursts out of a tunnel

HONG KONG
The Action Asia Sai Kung 50 will be held on February 15. The hike and run offers three circuits of 12, 22 and 54 Kilometres around some of Hong Kong’s most beautiful trails in the Sai Kung Country Park. There are several age categories and you can race as a team or solo. More information and registration here.

HONG KONG
Tickets for the 2020 Hong Kong Rugby Sevens are as scarce as ever. There will be 9,000 available by ballot this year. To put your name down go to: https://www.ticketflap.com/2020hksevensballotregistration. The ballot closes on Sun 9th February at 11:59 pm. The event itself will take place from April 3-5.

VIETNAM
Hanoi joins the Formula 1 circuit in April. The first race on the city’s brand new circuit will take place on April 3-5. Tickets are available here.

CHINA
The Shanghai Formula 1 follows two weeks later on April 17-19. Tickets

SINGAPORE
Tickets for the Singapore Rugby Sevens are now on sale at https://www.singapore7s.sg/tickets. The event takes place on 11 & 12 April, 2020

◼︎ Mongolian rockers The Hu, a band that combines heavy metal with traditional instruments and throat singing will be appearing at The Bee Publika, Kuala Lumpur on February 29. Tickets ◼︎ The band will also play at Shinjuku Blaze, Tokyo on March 12. Tickets and Umeda Club Quattro Osaka on March 13 Tickets

HONG KONG

Beethoven is being celebrated at the 48th Hong Kong Arts Festival which runs from February 13 to March 14. If that is not your cup of tea there is plenty more to choose from including music, dance, theatre and film. Find an online programme guide here. Tickets for the festival, and many other things going on in Hong Kong, can be booked through Urbtix.

◼︎ English indie singer, songwriter Yungblood will be doing a few shows in Asia during the latter half of March, dates are: Seoul Hongdae Muv Hall, March 14. Tickets Tokyo Tsutaya O-East, March 16. Tickets Hong Kong This Town Needs, March 18. Tickets Singapore The Pavilion at Far East Square, March 22. Tickets

GREEN DAY DATES & TICKETS
Dates for the Asian leg of their Hella Mega Tour in March 2020 are: March 8 – Singapore, Indoor Stadium March 11 – Bangkok, IMPACT Arena March 14 – Manila, Mall of Asia Arena March 17 – Taipei Arena March 20 – Hong Kong, Asia World Expo March 22 – Seoul, Jamsil Indoor Gym March 25 – Osaka. Intex March 27 – Chiba, Makuhari Messe Links to the various ticketing agencies can be found on their website

◼︎ Scottish singer/songwriter Tom Walker will play four shows around Asia: March 25 Budx Vas Live, Shanghai, China Tickets March 27 The Bee Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tickets March 29 SCAPE The Ground Theatre, Singapore Tickets April 2 WWW X, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan Tickets (You may need Google translate for this one)

JAPAN
My Chemical Romance will play one night at Intex Osaka on March 28 with Jimmy Eat World. Tickets

The following day, March 29, My Chemical Romance headline the Download 2020 festival at the Makuhari Messe, Chiba (just outside Tokyo). Also performing at the festival will be The Offspring, Evanescene, Jimmy Eat World, In Flames and At The Gates. Tickets

JAPAN

Nobel prize winner Bob Dylan will be playing a season at Zepp DiverCity, Tokyo April 1-6 and April 14-21. His Bobness will take three days out to play at Zepp Namba in Osaka from April 8-10. Tickets for all shows are here

Avril Lavigne will be playing four shows in Japan and one in Hong Kong during May May 9 Aichi Sky Expo Hall A, Nagoya May 11 Osaka Castle Hall May 13-14 Tokyo Garden Theater Tickets for all Japan shows May 24 AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong Tickets for Hong Kong

◼︎ American singer/songwriter Halsey will play the Tokyo Garden Theatre on May 7 – tickets and Olympic Hall, Seoul on May 9 – tickets

PHILIPPINES
Iron Maiden are to headline the Pulp Summer Slam festival at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Manila on May 16. Also on the bill are Death Angel, Dragonforce, BabyMetal, and King 810. Tickets are available here

◼︎ American singer/songwriter Billie Elish has added five Asian dates to her world tour. Tickets are not on sale yet but if you know you’ll be in the area you can register.
25 August – Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai. Tickets
28 August – Taipei Arena, Taiwan. Tickets
30 August – AsiaWorld Expo, Hong Kong. Tickets
02 September – Yokohama Arena, Japan. Tickets
05 September – Mall of Asia Arena, Manila. Tickets

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