More than ever before, in the next year we are going to see important developments in the China online music market.

Following its successful run at Beijing’s Today Art Museum this past summer, famed photographer Mario Testino's "Private View" exhibition brings is set to hit the Shanghai Art Museum from November 3-December 2, 2012.

Launched last summer by casino magnate Francis Lui, the $1.9 billion Galaxy Macau has been working to entice more mainland Chinese visitors by complementing its vast gaming floor with more entertainment offerings.

Despite the doom and gloom caused by recent music festival cancellations and downright failures, the likes of Beijing and Shanghai are keeping spirits high with a killer lineup of shows and festivals, showing that China’s music scene still has plenty of life left in it.

Running from September 8-9 at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA), the Creators Project makes its return to the Chinese capital with a two-day-long explosion of rock 'n roll, film, fashion and art.