Next stage of recovery

After a five-month hiatus, the Wuhan Qintai Grand Theater and concert hall are preparing to welcome the public.

About five months after the Wuhan Qintai Concert Hall and the Wuhan Qintai Grand Theater closed their doors to stem the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in January, the two venues mark their reopening with seven performances from Friday to July 18 at the concert hall.

Gathering musicians and music organizations based in Wuhan, Hubei province, the nation's hardest-hit city during the pandemic, the series of concerts are dedicated to medical workers with a theme of "hero".

"The shows will be staged for free for medical workers, all of whom made a great contribution during the coronavirus pandemic," says Wang Wenping, the general manager of Wuhan Qintai Grand Theater Management Co, which manages Wuhan Qintai Concert Hall.

Launched in June 2007, the Wuhan Qintai Grand Theater is flanked by Moon Lake and the Hanjiang River, two of the city's renowned scenic spots. In 2009, the nearby Wuhan Qintai Concert Hall opened to the public.

The two venues have become popular destinations for both locals and tourists, hosting around 400 shows and events every year between them.

According to Wang, while all of the shows will be open to the public, the events will run at around 30 percent seating capacity, based on guidelines issued on May 12 by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to ensure the risk of viral transmission remains low.