Art beat (March 22-April 30)

Guangzhou

A faithful record

An Irish missionary spent 45 years in a rural town in Northeast China from 1897 to 1942 and witnessed one of the country's most turbulent times. The missionary's grandson, Mark O'Neill, an experienced journalist, traced his ancestor's footsteps to China, France, North Ireland and Japan and wrote a biography. He will be in Guangzhou on Sunday with the book to share more about his grandfather's friendship with China. O'Neill has worked in Asia since 1978, with 16 years spent on the Chinese mainland.

3 pm-5 pm, March 31. Fangsuo Commune, TaiKoo Hui shopping mall, No 383, Tianhe Lu, Tianhe district, Guangzhou. 020-3868-2327.

Touching the heart

More than 200 works by realist oil painter Li Zijian are on display in Guangdong Museum through Sunday. Li has held touring exhibitions around the globe in the past 20 years with the theme of "Humanity and Love". This show offers Li's series about a wide range of topics, including China's rural areas, kids in Wenchuan of Sichuan province, tramps in the US and love between mother and daughter. The artist will talk about his works and share the stories behind their creation at the closing ceremony on Sunday.

9 am-5 pm, until March 31. Hall 2 and 3, Third Floor, Guangdong Museum, 2 Zhujiang Donglu, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe district, Guangzhou. 020-3804-6886.