Beijing Hosts 5th Int'l Tourism & Culture Festival

Home>>China

Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Sunday, September 22, 2002

Beijing Hosts 5th Int'l Tourism & Culture Festival

The fifth Beijing International Tourism and Cultural Festival kicked off here Saturday in Beijing, with a carnival parade displaying headgear from 2,000 ethnic groups worldwide.

DISCUSSION

CHINESE

SEND TO FRIEND

The fifth Beijing International Tourism and Cultural Festival kicked off here Saturday in Beijing, with a carnival parade displaying headgear from 2,000 ethnic groups worldwide.

A total of 5,000 folk artists from 46 countries and regions participated in Saturday's parade along Ping'an Avenue, a major thoroughfare in downtown Beijing.

He Luli, vice-chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and other distinguished guests, including foreign diplomats, attended Saturday's ceremony which attracted about 200,000 spectators.

With the theme of "The green Olympics and the people's Olympics", the festival will present the city's achievements in its preparations for the 2008 Olympic Games.

During the three-day festival, other activities, such as artistic performances in Beijing's suburbs, schools and parks, photo shows, and a Sino-Japanese cultural week, will also be staged.

Beijing International Tourism and Cultural Festival was initiated in 1998.

Questions?Comments? Click here

Chinese Tourism Chain Growing Longer

26 Chinese Hotels Chosen as "Asia's Best"

China Ranks Fifth in World in Tourism

Know Who to Love, Who to Hate ( 2 Messages)

China to Build up Oil Stockpile ( 2 Messages)

China Since 1990: Facts and Figures Tell of Rising Prosperity ( 26 Messages)

Dozens Could Have Died in Food Poisoning in Nanjing ( 19 Messages)

China Hopes to See Iraqi Issue Resolved Within UN Framework ( 43 Messages)