Wow! After three concerts in three beautiful concert halls, all simple, elegant and restrained in their design, tonight's stage came as a bit of a surprise.

This overwhelmingly decorative symphony of red and gold with balconies and glittering chandeliers is a tribute to the famous Musikverein in Vienna (home of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra). But this is a brand new building - completed only three years ago. And it's also reminiscent of the lavish decorations of imperial palaces in pre-communist China - perhaps a sign that this is a country no longer self-conscious about its imperial past.
And it was certainly an exciting auditorium to look around while the singers practised on stage.

The Zhuhai Concert Hall is part of a new development plan on the edge of the city, located on previously unutilised land. The idea is to bring new life to what until now has been an empty area of apartments, shops and then this art complex that draws locals away from the city centre to live, work and spend their free time here - similar to the development Amagerfælled has had on Copenhagen.
Right next to the concert hall, a huge skyscraper (I counted at least 40 floors) overshadows the art complex. This will house new business offices when it is completed.
And our hotel - which was right next door - was 28 storeys high with spectacular views of the city in the evening after the concert was over.

The concert itself was another great success - standing ovation and cheers from the audience - and afterwards Justin Yu, the programme director of the concert hall, asked if we would all sign a huge copy of the concert poster.
Next stop: Shanghai - and the end of our five-day whirlwind tour of this fascinating country.